Pellagra revealing a congenital duodenal diaphragm in an adult

Summary Pellagra is a nutritional disease caused by the deficiency of niacin. It is a clinical syndrome characterized by four “D's”: diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia and ultimately death. We describe a case of pellagra as the initial presentation of congenital duodenal diaphragm.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology 2013-12, Vol.37 (6), p.e133-e135
Hauptverfasser:	Khouloud, Bouslama, Haykel, Bedioui, Ahmed, Saidani, Houcine, Maghrebi, Yacine, Ben Safta, Farah, Jokho, Zoubeir, Ben Safta
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Diaphragm - abnormalities Duodenal Obstruction - etiology Duodenal Obstruction - surgery Female Gastroenterology and Hepatology Humans Hyperpigmentation - drug therapy Hyperpigmentation - etiology Internal Medicine Malnutrition - etiology Malnutrition - therapy Niacinamide - therapeutic use Pellagra - diagnosis Pellagra - drug therapy Pellagra - etiology Skin Diseases, Eczematous - drug therapy Skin Diseases, Eczematous - etiology Vitamin B Complex - therapeutic use Vomiting - drug therapy Vomiting - etiology Weight Loss
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Pellagra is a nutritional disease caused by the deficiency of niacin. It is a clinical syndrome characterized by four “D's”: diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia and ultimately death. We describe a case of pellagra as the initial presentation of congenital duodenal diaphragm.
ISSN:	2210-7401 2210-741X
DOI:	10.1016/j.clinre.2012.09.014