Pediatric enteropathy acral dermatitis

Pediatric enteropathy acrodermatitis (acrodermatitis enteropathica) is a kind of autosomal recessive inheritance in infants and young children, characterized by crust dermatitis around the mouth and extremities, repeated intermittent diarrhea, hair loss and paronychia Sexually transmitted diseases. The disease usually starts around one year old, and severe cases can cause death if left untreated. Also known as chronic intestinal acral dermatitis, acrodermatitis enteropathica syndrome, Brandt syndrome, Danbolt-Closs syndrome, enteric acral dermatitis, atypical continuous acral dermatitis, Heteroplastic bullous epidermolysis and so on.

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