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An acrodermatitis enteropathica-like syndrome occurred as a result of severe bowel disease and the use of zinc-deficient hyperalimentation regimens. Emphasis is placed on early and adequate zinc replacement to effectively prevent or reverse this entity.
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Acrodermatitis/etiology , Gastrointestinal Diseases/etiology , Intestine, Small/surgery , Parenteral Nutrition, Total/adverse effects , Parenteral Nutrition/adverse effects , Postoperative Complications , Zinc/deficiency , Acrodermatitis/pathology , Adolescent , Humans , Male , Skin/pathology , SyndromeABSTRACT
True blepharochalasis occurring in young adults and associated with recurrent bouts of eyelid swelling and eventual lid laxity is an uncommon entity. We report the case of an 18-year-old woman who had a nine-year history of unilateral blepharochalasis. A skin biopsy specimen that showed the absence of stainable elastic tissue confirmed the clinical impression, and appropriate surgical correction was carried out.
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Cutis Laxa/pathology , Eyelid Diseases/pathology , Skin/pathology , Adolescent , Cutis Laxa/surgery , Eyelid Diseases/surgery , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Herpes zoster has rarely been noted to occur during pregnancy. We report the case of a woman at 37 weeks' gestation who developed herpes zoster and 3 weeks later delivered a normal infant. A 6-month follow-up has revealed no sequelae in the child. Pertinent clinical aspects of herpes zoster and a review of the literature indicating a favorable prognosis for infants exposed in utero are presented.
