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Skin Diseases Due to Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism

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These skin diseases are usually the result of a congenital deficiency of enzymes which catalyze the synthesis or transport of specific amino acids. Disorders of amino acid metabolism manifest themselves in cutaneous organs as anomalies of the pigmentation of skin and hair, in structural disorders of the hair, and in some cases in pellagroid symptoms. In patients with congenital structural disorders of the hair it is important to remember disorders of amino acid metabolism and to have amino acid assays carried out on blood or urine.

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  1. Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Frauenlobstrasse 9-11, 8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany

    Professor Dr. med., Dr. med. h.c. mult. Otto Braun-Falco

  2. Hautklinik der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstrasse 5, 4000, Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany

    Professor Dr. med. Gerd Plewig

  3. Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Medizinischen Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 2400, Lübeck 1, Federal Republic of Germany

    Professor Dr. med. Helmut H. Wolff

  4. Dermatology — Dermatopathology, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Medical School, 200 First Street SW, 55905, Rochester, MN, USA

    Professor Richard K. Winkelmann MD

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Braun-Falco, O., Plewig, G., Wolff, H.H., Winkelmann, R.K. (1991). Skin Diseases Due to Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism. In: Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00181-3_39

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