Zedek Daniel, Morrell Dean S, Graham Matthew, Goodman David, Groben Pamela
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-0001, USA.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Feb;58(2 Suppl):S5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.04.038. Epub 2006 Sep 14.
We describe a female infant with an acrodermatitis enteropathica-like eruption as the presenting sign of rapidly fatal cystic fibrosis. The patient had growth retardation, developed an erythematous eruption unresponsive to oral zinc, and finally a generalized erosive dermatitis with associated edema, anemia and hypoproteinemia.