Common nutritional deficiency with unusual site of presentation
Abstract Background Pellagra is a nutritional disorder due to deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin) which is characterized by dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, and death. The most common site of dermatitis in pellagra is the Casal necklace; however, in this case, the presentation of dermatitis is in unusu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-01-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-020-00031-y |