Review

Skin findings associated with nutritional deficiencies

Fabrizio Galimberti, MD, PhD and Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2016, 83 (10) 731-739; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15061

ABSTRACT

Certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies may be recognized by their cutaneous signs. This case-based article reviews deficiencies of zinc and vitamins A, B2, B3, B6, and C, discussing their consequences and skin findings.

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  1. Fabrizio Galimberti, MD, PhD
  1. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
  1. Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD⇑
  1. Department of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, University of California Irvine
  1. ADDRESS:
    Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, University of California Irvine, Gottschalk Medical PLaza, 1 Medical PLaza Drive, Irvine, CA 92697; natashadermatology{at}gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies may be recognized by their cutaneous signs. This case-based article reviews deficiencies of zinc and vitamins A, B2, B3, B6, and C, discussing their consequences and skin findings.

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