RESUMO
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an uncommon disease caused by hereditary or acquired zinc deficiency. It is characterized by a triad of alopecia, diarrhea and acraland periorificial dermatitis. It is treated with Zinc supplementation. We report a31-year-old indigent and drug addict female with a cutaneous-mucous syndromecharacteristic of acrodermatitis enteropathica. She had a positive clinical evolutionafter Zinc supplementation.
Assuntos
Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Acrodermatite/patologia , Derme/patologia , Zinco/deficiência , Acrodermatite/diagnóstico , Acrodermatite/tratamento farmacológico , Biópsia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Zinco/metabolismo , Zinco/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an uncommon disease caused by hereditary or acquired zinc deficiency. It is characterized by a triad of alopecia, diarrhea and acral and periorificial dermatitis. It is treated with Zinc supplementation. We report a 31-year-old indigent and drug addict female with a cutaneous-mucous syndrome characteristic of acrodermatitis enteropathica. She had a positive clinical evolution after Zinc supplementation.
