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

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

scholarly journals Zinc deficiency in a premature infant

BMJ ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 346 (jan15 4) ◽  
pp. e8671-e8671
Keyword(s):  
Premature Infant ◽  
Zinc Deficiency
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