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Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder which can be congenital or acquired. The main features are peri-orificial dermatitis, gastrointestinal symptom in the form of diarrhoea, acral dermatitis and alopecia, among others. This report aims to highlight that AE is an important differential diagnosis to consider, when managing older patients with mucosal infections or ulcerations. Here, we present the case of a 68-year-old female with end-stage liver disease who presented with a right inter-trochanteric femoral fracture following a fall and was noted, on admission, to have non-healing mucosal ulcers.