“…Anorexia, growth retardation, and impaired taste and olfactory sensation, are early features as is mood alteration. Most neurological features have been described in adults with induced zinc deficiency (Henkin et al, 1975b); jitteriness and altered behaviour have been (Sivasubramanian and Henkin, 1978). Cutaneous signs range from a rough skin to a severe eczematous dermatitis affecting the digits, perineum, mouth, and nasolabial folds.…”