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    Glossary Pellagra

    disease from niacin deficiency causing dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia

    Pellagra is a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3) or its precursor tryptophan. It is characterized by the "three Ds": dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia, and if left untreated, it can be fatal. This condition often arises in populations with diets heavily reliant on corn, which lacks adequate niacin and tryptophan unless properly processed.

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    1. Pellagra and anorexia nervosa: a case report Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity · 2019 · 8 citations
    2. The photosensitive patient: could it be pellagra? British Journal of Dermatology · 2011 · 2 citations
    3. Pellagrous dermatitis: a forgotten entity Postgraduate Medical Journal · 2019
    4. Pellagroid dermatitis during a ketogenic diet and anti-epileptic therapy. PubMed · 2010
    5. On the Vitamin B Complex Content of the Hair of Normal and Pellagrous Subjects American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1961 · 2 citations
    6. Cutaneous Manifestations of Eating Disorders Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2002 · 48 citations
    7. Cutaneous Manifestations of Eating Disorders Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2002 · 33 citations
    8. The Nutritional Approach to Experimental Dermatology. Nutritional Dermatoses in the Rat 1940 · 22 citations
    9. Mucocutaneous manifestations of acquired hypoparathyroidism: An observational study Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2012 · 20 citations
    10. Lesions in the skin, intestine, and central nervous system induced by an antimetabolite of niacin. PubMed · 1986 · 12 citations
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