Abstract

PEREZ-ELIZONDO, AD  and  SANCHEZ-CASTILLO, JL. Acrodermatitis enterophatica: an atypical case report. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2014, vol.95, n.3, pp.20-21. ISSN 1851-300X.

A nine-months old baby girl with a generalized dermatitis characterized by: erythema, desquamation and dry and adherent scale-crusty formations of yellowish tint, white atrophic lesions in the genito-perianal area and alopecia, with diarrheal episodes of repetition. It represented a diagnostic challenge to the physicians.

Keywords : Acrodermatitis enterophatica; Zinc; Dermatitis.