Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a skin condition peculiar to
children that may be accompanied by mild symptoms of fever and
malaise. It may also be associated with hepatitis B infection or
other viral infections. The lesions appear as small coppery-red,
flat-topped firm papules that appear in crops and sometime in long
linear strings, often symmetric.
Review Date: 05/13/2011
Reviewed By: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease,
Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
