[Zinc therapy in acrodermatitis enteropathica]
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[Zinc therapy in acrodermatitis enteropathica]
Abstract
Report of two patients with acrodermatitis enteropathica, one of them 20 years old and with very severe symptoms of the disease. Oral therapy with zinc resulted in complete cure within two months. The theory about chelating of dietary zinc in patients with acrodermatitis enteropathica is discussed.
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