In:
Tropical Doctor, SAGE Publications, Vol. 42, No. 3 ( 2012-07), p. 182-184
Abstract:
Pellagra is a disease of poverty that is treatable but easily overlooked. The disease is caused by a deficiency of niacin and is clinically characterized by the triad of dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia. We describe two cases of pellagra in a Malawian district hospital and discuss the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of the disease.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0049-4755
,
1758-1133
DOI:
10.1258/td.2012.120155
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2179812-6
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