Adult Autoimmune Enteropathy and Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica: A Rare Case Report

CASE REPORT
Antigona Begolli Gerqari, Fellanza Ismajli Hoxha, Allma Kocinaj

 
For citation: Gerqari AB, Hoxha FI, Kocinaj A. Adult Autoimmune Enteropathy and Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica: A Rare Case Report. International Journal of Biomedicine. 2025;15(2):416-417. doi:10.21103/Article15(2)_CR4
 
Originally published June 5, 2025
 

Abstract: 

We present and discuss a case of adult autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) and acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica (AAE) in an 81-year-old patient with positive calprotectin levels, zinc deficiency, and anemia. AIE and AAE are distinct medical conditions characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms. These conditions rarely coexist in the same patient, and their occurrence in an elderly individual is even rarer.

Keywords: 
adult autoimmune enteropathy • acrodermatitis enteropathica • diagnosis
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Received January 1, 2025.
Accepted March 12, 2025.
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