ABSTRACT
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare, autosomal recessive condition which results from impaired zinc absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. We report a 16-month-old female patient with a 7-month history of periorificial and acral skin lesions. Diagnosing of Acrodermatitis enteropathica was established on the basis of the patient's history as well as clinical and laboratory findings (a lowered zinc level in the child's serum: 17.2µg/dL (N 70-160 µg/dL)). Rapid clinical improvement was observed right after launching zinc supplementation.
Subject(s)
Acrodermatitis/metabolism , Exanthema/drug therapy , Exanthema/etiology , Skin/drug effects , Zinc/blood , Zinc/deficiency , Absorption , Dietary Supplements , Female , Humans , Infant , Ions , Treatment Outcome , Zinc/metabolism , Zinc Sulfate/administration & dosageABSTRACT
The authors have reviewed the bibliography on the behaviour of epidermis lipids in the course of psoriasis. In individual papers the researchers have reported numerous irregularities concerning epidermal lipids in psoriasis.
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Lipid Metabolism , Psoriasis/metabolism , Skin/metabolism , Cholesterol/metabolism , Epidermis/metabolism , Humans , Lipoproteins, LDL/metabolism , Up-RegulationABSTRACT
In Dermatological Department of the Lublin Medical Academy 22 patients with crural varicose ulcerations have been treated with topical Codogard dressings. Before this treatment the patients were given some antiinflammatory and vasodilatatory drugs. The treatment lasted from 4 to 12 weeks (mean 6). In 9 patients complete healing was reported (they had small ulcerations). In 10 cases the improvement was evident, in 2 cases the treatment was discontinued. The obtained results point to clinical usefulness of Codogard, as the drug is easy to be applied and it may play a significant role to outpatients.
