Weeping Wound, Disgruntled Gut And Fading Hunger: Acrodermatitis Enteropathica In An Infant

    December 2025 in “ Cureus ”
    Sushantika Sushantika, Jyoti Sethi
    Studysummary In this report, successful management of inherited acrodermatitis enteropathica, a zinc absorption disorder due to an SLC39A4 gene defect, was demonstrated in an infant through zinc supplementation.
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    1. Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in the Pediatric Population: A Literature Review of Real-World Studies Frontiers in Nutrition · 2025
    2. Congenital Zinc Deficiency from Mutations of the SLC39A4 Gene as the Genetic Background of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica Journal of Korean medical science/Journal of Korean Medical Science · 2010