A Case of Transient Symptomatic Zinc Deficiency - in A cows milk - Fed , preterm Infant -
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
; : 100-103, 1998.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-126180
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ABSTRACT
Acrodermatitis enteropathica(AE) which starts in early infancy after weaning is a rare hereditary chronic disorder of zinc absorption. AE is characterized by alopecia, diarrhea and skin lesions localized to periorificial areas and acrally on the extremities. However, recent reports presented Transient Symptomatic Zinc Deficiency(TSZD) in preterm infants. TSZD is clinically similar to AE and skin lesions rapidly heals after zinc supplementation. When the treatment was withheld, no recurrence was seen. We experienced a TSZD case in a cow's milk fed, preterm infant, so We report it with a brief review of literature.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Diarrhea
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Skin
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Weaning
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Zinc
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Acrodermatitis
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Infant, Premature
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Milk
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Diarrhea
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Absorption
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Alopecia
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article