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This report describes a case of hypozincemia type-II in an exclusively breast-fed infant, which resolved with zinc therapy and weaning, highlighting genetic factors in zinc transporter gene SLC30A2.

This study found that adding zinc to the drinking water improved hair coat and skin condition in moustached marmosets with symptoms resembling zinc deficiency.

This review discusses the relationship between zinc deficiency and skin disorders, emphasizing zinc transporters' roles, but it reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential benefits of regulating zinc levels via transporters.

This study found that women who delivered children with locomotor system malformations had significantly higher lead concentrations in their blood and hair compared to those who had healthy children.

In this study, inducing zinc deficiency in recently weaned female Tan rabbits led to reduced food consumption, weight loss, and reproductive issues, including inactive uterine and ovarian changes.

This study found that plasma zinc concentrations were significantly lower in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, especially those with skin manifestations of zinc deficiency, compared to control subjects.

This article reviews the roles of zinc and copper in biological processes, especially their implications for metabolism and deficiency-related disorders, but it does not present new clinical results.

This study reported two cases of alopecia areata where hair regrowth was achieved with zinc gluconate and sulfur amino acids after relapse post-PUVA cessation, suggesting potential zinc responsiveness in some patients.

This case report presents the first genetically confirmed case of acrodermatitis enteropathica in Korea, identifying compound heterozygous mutations in the SLC39A4 gene in an 8-month-old boy.

Zinc deficiency is linked to respiratory infections in children.

This study reported that women with female androgenetic alopecia had significantly lower zinc levels in both serum and hair, and lower hair iron levels, compared to healthy controls.

This review details how zinc pyrithione's anti-fungal activity makes it a successful treatment for dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, by effectively targeting Malassezia yeast in the scalp.

This animal study found that biscuits fortified with zinc oxide nanoparticles improved growth, appetite, and hair growth in zinc-deficient rats more effectively than traditional zinc forms, without apparent toxicity.

This study observed a high incidence of transient infantile zinc deficiency among breastfeeding infants in Northern Ethiopia, but could not determine if genetic or nutritional factors or both contributed to it.

This report describes two cases where acquired zinc deficiency was associated with skin symptoms like hair loss and eczema, suggesting a recognizable syndrome in zinc-deficient patients.

This article reviews the potential of Acyzol, a zinc-containing drug, to treat and prevent zinc deficiency conditions, but it reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that cadmium levels were significantly higher in women with chronic telogen effluvium compared to healthy controls, suggesting cadmium toxicity might contribute to this hair shedding condition.

This article reviews zinc deficiency disorders, highlighting their clinical features and treatment with zinc therapy, but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that zinc content decreases not only in the blood but also in other tissues like the heart, spleen, liver, and kidney of carcinoma patients.

This study presents a modified method for synthesizing ~1 nm zinc oxide nanoparticles within the pores of SBA-11, maintaining the mesoporous structure without requiring alcohol reflux or basic solution reaction steps.

In this study, researchers developed a method using scalp cyanoacrylate biopsy and advanced imaging techniques to effectively measure and visualize the distribution of anti-dandruff shampoo ingredients zinc pyrithione and climbazole within the scalp follicular infundibulum.

This case study reports that oral zinc therapy improved hair growth and pigmentation in a young girl with sucrase deficiency and low zinc levels.

This article reviews the clinical manifestations and contributing factors of acute zinc depletion syndrome, reporting no new results but discussing prevention and treatment strategies.

This study found that a modest increase in dietary zinc over six months resulted in a detectable increase in sulfur and zinc counts in individual hairs, suggesting a non-invasive method to monitor zinc intake effects.

This review found evidence supporting zinc use in treating infectious and inflammatory skin conditions, as well as hair loss, with supplementation recommended for zinc-deficient patients.

This study found that male androgenetic alopecia patients had significantly lower serum zinc levels and suboptimal biotin levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting the potential value of zinc and biotin supplementation.

This study found that the combination of zinc sulfate and calcium pantothenate improved hair density and participant satisfaction in women with hair loss, suggesting its potential as an initial treatment option.

This study reports zinc and biotin deficiencies leading to hair loss and skin issues in a teenager after pancreaticoduodenectomy, highlighting the need for supplementation to prevent long-term damage.

This study concluded that mineral element deficiencies in pregnant women may be alleviated with targeted nutrient supplementation, although mutual resistance and promotional effects among the supplements were observed.

This study found that zinc treatment in alopecia areata patients may increase CD8+ cells, suggesting its effectiveness could be due to immunomodulation.