Lines of Beau: possible markers of zinc deficiency
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- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Vol. 57 (1) , 88-90
- https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555578890
Abstract
Two cases with a previous history of acrodermatitis enteropathica and consequent low serum levels of Zn together with a 3rd case of Zn depletion syndrome were presented. All 3 cases showed lines of Beau (transverse lines and depressions) on the fingernails. Zn deficiency may be the cause of the Beau''s lines.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: