This new text provides insight and treatment options for the covered disease including dozens
of high quality photographs illustrations and clinical tables. Topics covered include the
history of the disease categories of the disorder molecular analysis epidemiology effects
on body systems disorder symptoms and treatment. Acrodermatitis Enteropathica is a rare
disorder of zinc metabolism that occurs in one of two forms: inborn and acquired. If untreated
the disease is fatal and affected individuals may die within just a few years but since there
is no cure for the condition it is critical that physicians are aware of the signs and
symptoms related to AE and the appropriate treatments available for patients. A Comprehensive
Guide to Acrodermatitis Enteropathica is the only book of its kind to give insight into this
rare disorder. Written by and for dermatologists pediatric specialists and ObGYN's this book
contains one of the largest clinical research studies done on Acrodermatitis Enteropathica over
the last decade.
