MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Pellagra
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EMedicine - Pellagra : Article by Kumaravel Rajakumar, MD
Pellagra - Pellagra defines the systemic disease resulting from niacin deficiency. Don Gasper Casal, a Spanish court physician, first described pellagra. In 1735, Casal observed cases of pellagra among the poor peasants of the Asturias. In an Italian vernacular, pellagra means ...
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NIACIN Pellagra dementia
Pellagra, the classic niacin deficiency disease, is characterized by bilateral dermatitis in sun exposed areas, glossitis, diarrhea, and dementia. ...
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