Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare autosomal recessive pediatric disease. Acrodermatitis enteropathica Demoulas is a rare inherited AdBrite - Site Directory Search: childhood disorder that results in the inability to absorb adequate amounts of zinc from the diet. Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare familial

disease of uncertain etiology manifested by a dermatitis of the acral areas, a disturbance,. by Samuel Weinberg, Neil S. Prose, Leonard Kristal - 1998 - Medical - 304 pages Background: Danbolt and Closs first described acrodermatitis enteropathica

(AE) in 1942. The condition is now recognized as an inborn error of zinc. Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is the best-known cause of zinc deficiency