Pellagra: Rekindling of an old flame

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-175

  Delgado Sanchez, Lisette ^a   Godkar, Darshan ^a   Niranjan, Seluanayagam ^a  

^a State University of New York Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Niacin deficiency; Pellagra

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; NICOTINIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MALE; PELLAGRA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEMENTIA; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; NIACIN; PARASITIC DISEASES; PELLAGRA; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 41349122929     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e31815ae309     Document Type: Article

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