Complex sentence: Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting the uptake of zinc, characterized by periorificial and acral dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea.Similar features may be present in acquired zinc deficiency, this disease also is related to deficiency of zinc due to congenital causes.
Split into simpler sentences: Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting the uptake of zinc, characterized by periorificial and acral dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea.Similar features may be present in acquired zinc deficiency. This disease also is related to deficiency of zinc due to congenital causes.