Case Report
Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in a 28-Year-Old Male with Type 1 Diabetes
Table 1
Laboratory investigations conducted.
| | On admission | After admission | Reference range |
| | Complete blood count∗ | | White cell count (×109/l) | 6.30 | 7.20 | 4.00–10.00 | | Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 6.5 | 8.5 | 13.0–17.00 | | Mean cell volume (fl) | 82.3 | 82.9 | 83.0–101.0 | | Mean cell hemoglobin (pg) | 26.7 | 25.7 | 27.0–32.0 | | Platelet count (×109/l) | 155 | 123 | 150–410 |
| | Liver function tests | | Albumin (g/l) | 10.6 | | 35.0–52.0 | | Total protein (g/l) | 36.6 | | 60.0–78.0 | | Serum calcium (mg/dl) | 1.48 | | 2.15–2.50 | | Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 5.4 | | 2.0–21.0 | | Alanine transaminase (u/l) | 37.7 | | 0.0–45.0 | | Aspartate transaminase (u/l) | 23.1 | | 0.0–35.0 |
| | Kidney function tests | | Urea (mmol/l) | 1.74 | | 2.80–7.10 | | Creatinine (μmol/l) | 55.9 | | 59.0–104.0 |
| | Other tests | | Random blood sugar∗ | 4.8 | 9.4 | <11.0 | | Serum zinc (μmol/l)# | Unknown | 22.4 | 10.7–18.4 |
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∗Repeat complete blood count and random blood sugar determined 2 days after admission; #serum zinc determined after 11 days of admission.
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