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- Title
Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in a 28-Year-Old Male with Type 1 Diabetes.
- Authors
Ngalamika, Owen; Selvaraj, Wencilaus M. P.; Yikona, Fatima K.; Mumba, Chibamba
- Abstract
Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder arising from inherited or acquired zinc deficiency. It is mainly characterized by acral dermatitis, periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and gastrointestinal symptoms in the form of diarrhea. There are many complications of AE including local and systemic infections that may develop as a result of untreated AE. In addition, due to the role of zinc in glucose metabolism, chronic zinc deficiency may pose a challenge in the control of blood glucose levels in diabetics. We report the case of a 28-year-old male with type 1 diabetes who presented with signs and symptoms of AE.
- Subjects
TYPE 1 diabetes; SYMPTOMS; BLOOD sugar; GLUCOSE metabolism; HYPERGLYCEMIA
- Publication
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2021, p1
- ISSN
2090-6463
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2021/5572583