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Zinc Deficiency and Acrodermatitis Enteropathica

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a genetic disorder of zinc absorption, presenting in infancy     Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a genetic disorder of zinc absorption, presenting in infancy, characterized by a triad of acral dermatitis (face, hands, feet, anogenital area), alopecia, and diarrhea; nearly identical clinical findings occur in other individuals with acquired zinc deficiency (AZD) due either to dietary deficiency or failure of intestinal absorption. Acrodermatitis... 

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