Zinc deficiency in an exclusively breast-fed preterm infant

1995 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Heinen ◽  
D. Matern ◽  
W. Pringsheim ◽  
J. U. Leititis ◽  
M. Brandis
2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 536-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer ◽  
Franz-Martin Fink ◽  
Elisabeth Steichen-Gersdorf

1980 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 547-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
P J Aggett ◽  
D J Atherton ◽  
J More ◽  
J Davey ◽  
H T Delves ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
F. Heinen ◽  
D. Matern ◽  
W. Pringsheim ◽  
J. U. Leititis ◽  
M. Brandis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-449
Author(s):  
Giovanna D’Amico ◽  
Corinne De Laet ◽  
Guillaume Smits ◽  
Deborah Salik ◽  
Guillaume Deprez ◽  
...  

We present a case of a transient acquired zinc deficiency in a breast-fed, 4-month-old-male prematurely born infant, with acrodermatitis enteropathica-like symptoms such as crusted, eroded, erythemato-squamous eruption in periorificial and acral patterns. The laboratory investigations showed low zinc levels in the infant’s and the mother’s serum and in the mother’s milk; genetic analysis did not show any mutation in the SLC39A4 gene, involved in acrodermatitis enteropathica. Acquired zinc deficiency is often found in premature infants because of their increased requirement, the low serum and milk zinc levels in breastfeeding women being also an important risk factor, as in this case. A prompt zinc supplementation is essential for the good prognosis of the disease.


2006 ◽  
Vol 166 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Kienast ◽  
Bernhard Roth ◽  
Christiane Bossier ◽  
Christina Hojabri ◽  
Peter H. Hoeger
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1995 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M Stapleton ◽  
Edward O'Loughlin ◽  
John P Relic

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura J. Buehning ◽  
Robert W. Goltz
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