Hartnup Disease Masked by Kwashiorkor

Authors

  • Zerrin Orbak Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ataturk University, Erzurum
  • Vildan Ertekin Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Ataturk University, Erzurum
  • Ayse Selimoglu Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Ataturk University, Erzurum
  • Nebahat Yilmaz Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum
  • Huseyin Tan Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum
  • Murat Konak Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum

Keywords:

Acrodermatitis, Case studies, Hartnup disease, Kwashiorkor, Turkey

Abstract

This report describes an 11-month old girl with Hartnup disease presenting with kwashiorkor and acrodermatitis enteropathica-like skin lesions but free of other clinical findings. This case with kwashiorkor had acrodermatitis enteropathica-like desquamative skin eruption. Since zinc level was in the normal range, investigation for a metabolic disorder was considered, and Hartnup disease was diagnosed.

Key words: Acrodermatitis; Case studies; Hartnup disease; Kwashiorkor; Turkey

DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i4.6049

J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2010 Aug;28(4):413-415

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Hartnup Disease Masked by Kwashiorkor. (2010). Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 28(4), 413-415. https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v28i4.6049

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 4 (2010)

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Case studies

How to Cite

Hartnup Disease Masked by Kwashiorkor. (2010). Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 28(4), 413-415. https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v28i4.6049