Pellagra

Alternate Name:

Test:

S.nicotinic acid (L), S.folic acid (L), Hb (L),S.riboflavine (L), S.vit.Be (L), S.vit. B,, (L)

Sign:

Sunburn, malabsorption syndromes, intestinal parasites, pernicious anaemia

Dd:

Phys:

Due to dietary deficit of niacin (nicotinic acid).Symptoms include anaemia, glossitis, malaise, diarrhoea and a red, blistering rash