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Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by impaired absorption of dietary zinc, which commonly features alopecia. However, hair abnormalities associated with this condition have been poorly described in the literature. We herein report a case of acrodermatitis enteropathica-associated alopecia with a detailed description of trichoscopic findings. An 8-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of extensive skin lesions which appeared shortly after weaning at the age of 6 months and progressed in spite of several treatment attempts. The patient was otherwise healthy and eutrophic, with normal psychomotor development. Her perinatal history was unremarkable. On physical examination, there were tense bullae adjacent to erythematous eroded plaques with crusting and peripheral lamellar desquamation over her distal extremities, including palms and soles (Fig. 1), and anogenital area. In addition, the patient had sparse and unruly scalp hair (Fig. 2a). On Figure 1 Well-defined eroded erythematous plaques with lamellar desquamation and crusting over the extremities