[Acrodermatitis enteropathic treated with zinc sulfate. Report of a case]

• Abstract: A case is reported of a girl with acrodermatitis enteropathica who was treated succesfully with zinc sulfate at 75 mg/day PO. A remarkable increase in weight was evident through the course of 12 months of treatment, reaching the percentile 50 by the age of 3 years; however the height remained close to percentile 3. Possibly, the zinc deficiency is secondary to a selective defect in the metal absorption. Treatment with zinc sulfate in these patients substitutes with greate advantages the use of diiodohydroxyquin. Possibly, zinc supplements must be given for a life time to these patients.
• Authors: P Coello-Ramírez
• Journal: Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México (Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex) 1977 Mar-Apr Vol. 34 Issue 2 Pg. 331-9 ISSN: 0539-6115 [Print] MEXICO
• Vernacular Title: Acrodermatitis enteropática tratada con sulfato de zinc. Reporte de un caso
• PMID: 843404 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Zinc

Topics

• Acrodermatitis (diet therapy, drug therapy)
• Administration, Oral
• Drug Evaluation
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Zinc (therapeutic use)