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Thirty-three patients with alcoholic cirrhosis (AC), selected on widely recognized criteria (16, 57), were investigated prospectively for cutaneous manifestations of zinc deficiency. The patients were divided into 3 groups: group A (n = 12): AC without skin lesions; group B (n = 12): AC with skin lesions responsive to a zinc-free topical treatment or resistant to enteral zinc sulfate intake; group C (n = 9): AC with skin lesions cured by oral zinc replacement therapy alone. The lesions observed in group C were studied microscopically. Data concerning zinc metabolism (Zn concentrations in plasma, red cells, urine and hair; alkaline phosphatase values), biochemical criteria of AC (plasma serum-albumin concentration, IgA/transferrin ratio) and a malabsorption test (xylosemia 120 min after oral absorption of D-xylose 25 g) were compared by the variance analysis method. A control group (D, n = 12) was used as reference. Few cases of cutaneous manifestations of zinc deficiency in AC patients have been published. In more than one half of the 15 or so we found in the literature, an aggravating factor (total parenteral nutrition, digestive tract surgery) had to be taken into account. In this prospective study 9 new cases in which AC was the only cause of zinc deficiency are reported. A clinical picture similar to acrodermatitis enteropathica with peribuccal bullous lesions was observed in only one patient. In all other cases the patients presented with a cracked and reticulated eczema on the extensor aspect of the limbs and (often erosive) in the perianal and genital regions. The eczema was associated with cheilitis, glossitis, stomatitis, alopecia and, seldom, ungual Beau's lines. Disorders of behaviour, diarrhoea and bouts of lever regressing under zinc replacement therapy were frequent. Histology was not very specific, except for the presence of necrotic areas in the stratum germinativum, sometimes associated with small subcorneal pustules containing altered polymorphonuclears. In every case, it was the rapid regression of symptoms under zinc sulfate treatment that confirmed the diagnosis. Plasma zinc concentrations were most significantly decreased in all AC groups as compared to controls (61.2 +/- 19.4 vs 97.8 +/- 10.4 micrograms/100 ml) and also in AC patients with skin manifestations of zinc deficiency as compared to the other AC patients (44.4 +/- 9.2 vs 66.5 +/- 18.8 micrograms/100 ml) table V). Changes in serum-albumin levels and in hepatocellular function were parallel to changes in plasma zinc concentrations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:[Cutaneous manifestations of zinc deficiency in ethylic cirrhosis]. 357 31

Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious enteroviral infection occurring primarily in children and characterized by a vesicular palmoplantar eruption and erosive stomatitis. Nail matrix arrest has been associated with a variety of drug exposures and systemic illnesses, including infections, and may result in a variety of changes, including transverse ridging (Beau's lines) and nail shedding (onychomadesis). The association of HFMD with Beau's lines and onychomadesis has not been reported previously. Five children, ages 22 months-4 years, presented with Beau's lines and/or onychomadesis following physician-diagnosed HFMD by 3-8 weeks. Three of the five patients experienced fever with HFMD, and none had a history of nail trauma, periungual dermatitis, periungual vesicular lesions, or a significant medication intake history. All patients experienced HFMD within 4 weeks of one another, and all resided in the suburbs of the Chicago metropolitan area. In all patients the nail changes were temporary with spontaneous normal regrowth. The mechanism of the nail matrix arrest is unclear, but the timing and geographic clustering of the patients suggests an epidemic caused by the same viral strain.
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PMID:Nail matrix arrest following hand-foot-mouth disease: a report of five children. 1072 Sep 80

Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral disease that is characterized by palmoplantar vesicular eruption and erosive stomatitis. Beau's line and onychomadesis can be observed as late findings following HFMD due to arrest in nail matrix. We aimed to draw attention to HMFD and nail changes, which have been seen more frequently. Demographic characteristics and nail findings of 15 children, who were diagnosed with HFMD in the dermatology clinic of Beykoz State Hospital between August 2015-October 2015 were evaluated. Mean age of the patients was 5.13 years (1-13 years), 66.6% were boys (n=10), and 33.4% were girls (n=5); 53.3% were diagnosed in August (n=8). Dermatologic examinations revealed palmar and plantar vesicular eruptions in all cases, additionally one patient had vesicular eruptions also on hip, legs, and arms. Erosive stomatitis was present in oral mucosa of 60% of patients (n=9). Nail findings were determined after a mean of 4.06 weeks following HFMD. Onychomadesis and Beau's line were present in 66.6% (n=10) and 33.4% of the patients, respectively. Hand-foot-mouth disease is a viral infection of childhood, which may be seen as isolated cases or epidemics, and characterized with palmoplantar vesicular eruption and erosive stomatitis. Being aware that Beau's line and onychomadesis can be seen as late findings of HFMD and should relieve without treatment, will prevent unnecessary diagnostic and invasive interventions.
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PMID:Nail changes secondary to hand-foot-mouth disease. 2826 94