Cortisone Treatment of Skin Involvement, Acrodermatitis Enteropathica, in a Case of Cystic Fibrosis of the Pancreas

Abstract

Summary A case is reported of a child with fibrosis of the pancreas presenting a picture which resembled that earlier described in the disease designated acrodermatitis enteropathica and the possibility is suggested that this latter disease is always due to pancreatic fibrosis. The previously reported cases seem to support this assumption. The patient was treated with cortisone with very good effect. A preliminary account of the use of cortisone therapy for celiac disease is also given. The results noted appear to be encouraging.