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An adolescent case of nephrotic syndrome, presented with periorificial and acral erythema. Histological features along with lab results of low serum zinc and alkaline phosphatase confirmed the diagnosis of an extremely rare combination.
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El-Darouti, M.A., Al-Ali, F.M. (2019). Periorificial and Acral Erythema in a Patient with Nephrotic Syndrome. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21855-3_19
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