Acquired zinc deficiency in a premature breast-fed infant

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

scholarly journals Acquired Zinc Deficiency Mimicking Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in a Breast-Fed Premature Infant

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-449
Author(s):  
Giovanna D’Amico ◽  
Corinne De Laet ◽  
Guillaume Smits ◽  
Deborah Salik ◽  
Guillaume Deprez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Zinc Supplementation ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica ◽  
Born Infant ◽  
Laboratory Investigations ◽  
Zinc Levels ◽  
Breast Fed ◽  
Low Serum

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.

Zinc-deficiency dermatitis in breast-fed infants

2006 ◽  
Vol 166 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Kienast ◽  
Bernhard Roth ◽  
Christiane Bossier ◽  
Christina Hojabri ◽  
Peter H. Hoeger
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Breast Fed

Transient zinc deficiency in a breast-fed premature infant

1995 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M Stapleton ◽  
Edward O'Loughlin ◽  
John P Relic
Keyword(s):  
Premature Infant ◽  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Breast Fed

Symptomatic zinc deficiency in a full-term breast-fed infant

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sambasiviah C Murthy ◽  
Malleshappa M Udagani ◽  
Ashok V Badakali ◽  
Bhuvaneshwari C Yelameli
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Breast Fed

Transient symptomatic zinc deficiency in a breast-fed infant: Relevance of a genetic study

Nutrition ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1087-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia El Fékih ◽  
Kharfi Monia ◽  
Sebastien Schmitt ◽  
Iméne Dorbani ◽  
Sébastien Küry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Genetic Study ◽  
Breast Fed

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
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infant ◽  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Breast Fed

Zinc Deficiency in a Full-Term Breast-Fed Infant: Unusual Presentation

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 1094-1095
Author(s):  
VIKRAM KHOSHOO ◽  
JOHN KJARSGAARD ◽  
BERNICE KRAFCHICK ◽  
STANLEY H. ZLOTKIN
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Total Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Growth Failure ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Unusual Presentation ◽  
Trace Mineral ◽  
Breast Fed

Zinc is an essential trace mineral for all mammals. The activities of many enzymes, including those needed for protein synthesis, are zinc dependent. It is therefore not surprising that zinc deficiency is cinically expressed in rapidly growing tissues. Zinc deficiency commonly presents with specific skin lesions, diarrhea, growth failure, alopecia, irritability, and anorexia. Acquired zinc deficiency is an uncommon entity. It has most often been described in patients receiving total parenteral nutrition with inadequate or no zinc in the nutrient mixture.1,2 It has also been described in breast-fed premature babies3,4 in whom symptoms become apparent by 4 to 5 months of age.

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