Acrodermatitis enteropathica with Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis

Acrodermatitis enteropathica is characterized by eczematous and scaly plaqu es on the face, scalp, acral, and anogenital regions, In addition to typica l lesions, unusual prominent vesiculobullous lesions are also described. We report a full-term, g-month-old boy who has acrodermatitis enteropathica a nd Pseudomonas sepsis, In this patient there were clinical findings of seps is and eczematous vesiculobullous lesions on the periorificial and acral ar eas. Serum zinc level was extremely low, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was identif ied in cultures of blood and fluid which was aspirated from the bullous les ions, After oral zinc sulfate and intravenous antibiotic treatment his cond ition improved within 2 weeks.