Pellagra, a re-emerging disease: a case report of a girl from a community ravaged by insurgency

Pellagra is a nutritional disorder of niacin deficiency which is characterized by triad of dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia. It is often seen in a state of poor nutrition among alcoholics, homeless and patients suffering from malabsorption. Though seldom occurs in children, its re-emerging is seen...

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Autores principales: Usman, Ahmadu Baba, Emmanuel, Pembi, Manchan, Dogo Belmont, chinyere, Akoma, Onimisi, Ovansa Emmanuel, Yakubu, Mava, Hirayama, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31692657
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.33.195.17494

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31692657
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.33.195.17494

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