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Pellagrous dermatitis: a forgotten entity.
Postgrad Med J
April 2020
Department of Dermatology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Recognising the return of nutritional deficiencies: a modern pellagra puzzle.
BMJ Case Rep
November 2018
Department of Nutrition, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
A 34-year-old previously well woman presented with a 4-week history of diffuse erythema and crusting of skin affecting all four limbs. Examination revealed erythematous skin plaques associated with ulceration and fissuring affecting sun-exposed areas of all four limbs primarily on the dorsal surfaces, and a body mass index of 17 kg/m She was admitted under the infectious diseases unit, and an autoimmune and infective screen was performed which returned unremarkable. Dietetic consultation led to the diagnosis of severe protein-energy malnutrition, consequent to a severely restricted, primarily vegan, diet.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case of isoniazid-induced pellagra aggravated by secondary anorexia presenting with an amino acid and vitamin-deficient profile.
Eur J Dermatol
December 2018
Department of Dermatology.
In developing countries like India, nutritional deficiencies are prevalent and hyperpigmentation due to protein energy malnutrition, zinc deficiency and pellagra are common. Indian women, especially vegetarian are prone to vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency can present as anaemia, neurological defect, gastrointestinal symptoms or dementia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutritional disorders in tropical neurology.
Handb Clin Neurol
April 2014
Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College and Nantz National Alzheimer Center, Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address:
About three-fourths of the total world population live in the tropics but consume only 6% of worldwide food production and contribute 15% of the world's net revenue explaining the short life expectancy, high infantile mortality, and poor daily caloric intake; moreover, lack of clean drinking water and deficient sanitation promote water-borne infections, diarrhea, and risk of malabsorption that contribute to the prevalence of malnutrition in the tropics. One-third of the world's population consumes insufficient iodine increasing the risk for mental retardation and deafness due to maternal hypothyroidism. The main nutritional syndromes comprise protein-energy malnutrition (marasmus and kwashiorkor); nutritional neuropathies, myelopathies and neuromyelopathies, as well as specific deficiencies of vitamins and micronutrients including iodine, iron, zinc, and selenium.
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