Publications by authors named "Alessandra Drosi"
Article Synopsis
- Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare condition marked by dermatitis, hair loss, and diarrhea, often linked to zinc deficiency, which can occur due to poor diet or complications from parenteral nutrition.
- A 5-year-old child who had been on total parenteral nutrition for a month developed symptoms including skin lesions and extremely low zinc levels, which were found after a challenging diagnosis due to other existing health issues.
- After starting zinc supplementation, the child's condition improved rapidly, highlighting the importance of trace elements in parenteral nutrition and the need to consider acrodermatitis enteropathica in similar cases.
This study aims to characterize the clinical and metabolic features of acute gastroenteritis in children with and without severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A multicenter case-control study was conducted in 2022 including 200 children. Clinical data and laboratory tests were analyzed.
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