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Think zinc for persistent red, scaly hands or feet.(Clinical Rounds)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News Publication Date: 01-MAY-07 Author: Splete, Heidi
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COPYRIGHT 2007 International Medical News Group
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS -- Consider acquired zinc deficiency in patients with persistent red, scaly skin on the hands and feet, Dr. Christopher O'Connell proposed at the Caribbean Dermatology Symposium.
Dr. O'Connell, a dermatology resident at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, described the case of a 49-yearold black woman who presented with severe erythema, edema, and scaling on her palms and soles, as well as scaly patches...
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