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- Title
First report of SLC39A4 mutation in acrodermatitis enteropathica family from the Middle East.
- Authors
Abu‐Duhier, Faisal; Lovewell, Thomas; McDonagh, Andrew; Messenger, Andrew; Ibrahimi, Azeddine; Tazi‐Ahnini, Rachid
- Abstract
The article describes two cases of acrodermatitis enteropathica in members of a family from the region of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia with (AE). The first patient was a 30-year-old male who presented with painful oral ulceration and a pustular skin eruption affecting the face, scalp, chest, legs and feet. The second patient was a female who showed clinical features similar to those of her older brother. Their symptoms gradually disappeared after they started taking daily zinc supplements.
- Subjects
ACRODERMATITIS enteropathica; MOUTH ulcers; FAMILY history (Medicine); ZINC supplements
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2017, Vol 56, Issue 5, pe97
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.13463