Table 2.
Dermatological manifestation secondary to nutritional deficiencies.
Zinc deficiency | Crusty-erythematous-squamous dermatitis localized to periorificial regions, genitals and flexures, associated with diffuse alopecia, stomatitis, balanitis, vulvar, and proctitis |
Iron deficiency | Atrophy and dryness, itching, hair loss, atrophic glossitis, angular stomatitis, and koilonychia |
Vitamin A deficiency | Pytiriasis rubra pilaris-like |
Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency | Angular stomatitis, glossitis, and oral mucosa ulcers, hyperpigmentation |
Vitamin PP deficiency | Pellagra |