SKIN-LESIONS DURING INTRAVENOUS HYPERALIMENTATION - ZINC-DEFICIENCY

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  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 80  (5) , 629-635
Abstract
Of 54 patients who received prolonged i.v. hyperalimentation during the past 4 yr, 6 developed progressive, characteristic skin lesions. These cutaneous manifestations frequently were accompanied by abdominal symptoms resembling those of acrodermatitis enteropathica in many respects. In the first 4 of these 6 patinets, skin eruptions disappeared promptly after the initiation of oral feeding, which led to the assumption that these skin manifestations are due to some unknown nutrient deficiency. Experiences with the remaining 2 patients led to the presumption that the underlying pathology was Zn deficiency.