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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1967;10(1):49-52. Published online January 31, 1967.

A Case of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica

Chi Won Bang¹, Dai Sung La¹, Jae Koo Lee¹, Hyun Bang Kim¹, Yung Pyo Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrices,Chonnam Kwang ju,Korea.
²Department of pathology ,Chonnam Kwang ju,Korea.

Abstract

Acrodrmatitis Enteropathica is well established disease by Danbolt & Closs (1942) and other authors. The disease is characterized by chronic intermittent diarrhea and various type of skin lesions, such as seborrheic dermatitis type eruption, alopecia, stomatitis, paronychias, nail dystrophy and occasionally developes vesico-bullous lesion with high incidence of Candida albicans infection of the skin, and emotional disturbance occur. A case of acrodermatitis enteropathich occurred in a 12 months male infant showing a typical skin lesions of acrodermatitis enteropathica and chronic intermittent diarrhea. Microbiological examination of the skin revealed Candida albicans and staphylococcus aureus. During the admission in hospital, the patient was not administered diodoquin and expired 9 th day of admission. Direct cause of death presumably was general malaise and pneumonia. Autopsy was not done.

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