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This case report illustrates that pellagra can develop in patients with anorexia nervosa without typical signs of severe malnutrition, responding rapidly to nicotinamide and tryptophan therapy.

This case report highlights a 60-year-old patient's diagnosis with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, characterized by gastrointestinal polyps, diarrhea, weight loss, brittle nails, alopecia, and skin changes, which showed improvement with treatment.

A young woman with a rare fungal infection showed significant improvement after treatment with antifungal medication.

This study describes two Danish cases of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome presenting with malnutrition and gastrointestinal issues; both patients underwent successful treatment and remission after developing colonic adenocarcinomas.

This study found that adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in India had high rates of malnutrition (57.1%), psychological distress (64.6%), and moderate-to-severe toxicities like alopecia (36.2%).

This article discusses nutritional contributions to hair health and highlights the need for identifying risk factors for deficiencies but reports no new clinical findings.

This review discusses the skin conditions linked to eating disorders and emphasizes that treating the underlying disorder often improves these dermatological symptoms.

This case report describes a 33-year-old Indian male with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome who experienced complete symptom recovery within 5 months after starting a high protein diet, proton pump inhibitors, and zinc-vitamin supplements.

This case study illustrates the classic dermatological signs of scurvy in a man with unusual dietary habits, showcasing the importance of recognizing and treating vitamin C deficiency in marginalized populations.

This case report describes a 23-year-old man with scurvy, characterized by perifollicular hemorrhages, gum disease, and other symptoms due to a diet low in fresh fruits and vegetables.

This study assessed the nutritional status of elderly residents in a Baghdad nursing home, finding many are overweight with issues like easy hair loss and inadequate vitamin and mineral intake.

A woman with anorexia developed gout from self-induced vomiting.

This report presents a case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in an elderly Indian male, adding to the approximately 450 cases documented worldwide, but introduces no new results about the condition.

In this case report, a 14-year-old boy with musculoskeletal symptoms and distinctive skin lesions was diagnosed with scurvy due to a vitamin C deficiency confirmed by low serum levels and a unique skin biopsy, emphasizing the need for dietary assessment in similar presentations.

Self-induced vomiting in anorexia can lead to rare gout complications.

This case report identifies necrolytic migratory erythema associated with a glucagonoma in a 40-year-old man, presenting with distinct skin lesions, weight loss, and diarrhea.

This article presents a case report of a patient with multiple health conditions and persistent fatigue and dyspnea, but no definitive diagnosis was reached.

This case report highlights that a restrictive rice milk diet in a young child led to kwashiorkor with severe malnutrition, skin changes, and developmental regression, which improved with a protein-rich therapeutic diet.

This abstract provides a narrative of Rosella C.'s 6-year health decline leading to Cushing disease, but it reports no clinical results or findings.

In this case study, a 78-year-old Japanese woman with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome experienced mesenteric lymphadenopathy, which reduced in size after treatment with the corticosteroid prednisolone. This suggests that mesenteric lymphadenopathy, though uncommon in CCS, may respond to steroid therapy.

In this source, it is highlighted that dermatologists can identify and manage eating disorders early, potentially improving outcomes and reducing irreversible damage from malnutrition, though specific results are not reported.

This case report details a 71-year-old man diagnosed with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and endoscopic evaluation due to the disease's progressive nature and significant mortality risk.

This article discusses the various clinical manifestations of kwashiorkor, resulting from severe protein malnutrition, and reports no new research findings.

In this case report, a 42-year-old male diagnosed with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome presented symptoms like chronic diarrhea, significant weight loss, skin hyperpigmentation, alopecia, and nail dystrophy, with endoscopic findings revealing numerous gastrointestinal polyps.

This case report highlights that treating a patient with high doses of ascorbic acid quickly resolved scurvy-associated leg edema and purpura, illustrating the deficiency's impact in developed countries.

This case report describes a 75-year-old carpenter with unexplained weight loss, fingernail loss, and discoloration of the palms and soles, whose diagnostic investigations revealed hypertrophic pangastritis and enteritis.

This review discusses Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, highlighting a relatively mild case and suggesting that it may be a more benign and possibly reversible condition with treatment, but reports no new clinical results.

This report describes a case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome diagnosed in a 54-year-old man with symptoms including gastrointestinal polyps, alopecia, skin hyperpigmentation, and severe diarrhea, who experienced significant symptom improvement with azathioprine.

This case report describes how a misleading presentation of a rash initially resembling vasculitis was ultimately diagnosed as scurvy through histological examination, revealing the importance of dietary history and histopathology in differential diagnosis.

This study describes the diagnosis and successful management of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in a 78-year-old man, highlighting improvement in symptoms and endoscopic findings after treatment with prednisone and supportive therapies.