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Unique presentation of transient zinc deficiency from low maternal breast milk zinc levels.

Tina TangJoseph M Lam
Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2017)
We report full-term siblings with a unique clinical presentation of polycyclic papulosquamous plaques secondary to transient zinc deficiency due to low maternal breast milk zinc levels. We present this case to highlight this unique presentation of zinc deficiency in breastfed infants.
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