Pseudo Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in Bamako: Study of 19 Cases

Zinc is a co-factor in more than 1000 enzymatic reactions. Zinc deficiency causes cutaneous, digestive and neurological manifestations. Several mechanisms can lead to zinc deficiency. The genetic cause is acrodermatitis enteropathica. Other causes are pseudo enteropathic acrodermatitis. We conducted a 12-month study at the dermatology hospital in Bamako on the epidemiological aspects of pseudo enteropathic acrodermatitis. A total of 19 cases were recruited out of 17212 consultations. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics were consistent with those described in the literature. Quickly improvement was seen in all of our cases under zinc supplementation.