Enteropathic acrodermatitis is a genetic condition caused by problems with zinc absorption. Symptoms include severe rashes, diarrhea, and hair loss. Supplementing with zinc resolves symptoms, but the condition is permanent. The disorder is caused by a recessive gene, and babies with the condition cannot move zinc from milk across the intestinal membrane efficiently. Zinc supplementation […]
Chronic atrophic acrodermatitis is a skin condition caused by Lyme disease, characterized by skin atrophy, fibrosis, and peripheral neuropathies. Diagnosis requires serologic testing and skin biopsy, and treatment includes antibiotics and rehabilitation therapy. Chronic atrophic acrodermatitis (ACA) is a skin condition during the latter stages of Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, caused by the infectious […]
