Transient symptomatic zinc deficiency in a breastfed infant associated with low zinc levels in maternal serum and breast milk improving after zinc supplementation: An uncommon phenotype?

Transient symptomatic zinc deficiency in a breastfed infant associated with low zinc levels in maternal serum and breast milk improving after zinc supplementation: An uncommon phenotype?

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare, autosomal-recessive disorder of neonatal zinc deficiency due to SLC39A4 (intestinal zinc transporter, Zip4) gene mutation with onset after weaning while breastfeeding during this period will be protective. Transient symptomatic zinc deficiency is also acq...

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Main Authors: Sanket Vashist, Ashwani Rana, Vikram K Mahajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Subjects:
acrodermatitis enteropathica
breastfed-infant
dietary zinc
hypozincemia
lactation
zinc
Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2020;volume=11;issue=4;spage=623;epage=626;aulast=Vashist

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