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Pellagra: a non-communicable disease of poverty.
Gerard-Peter G M Frank, Daniëlle M Voorend, Andrew Chamdula, Joep J van Oosterhout, Klaas Koop
Thyolo District Hospital, Thyolo, Malawi.
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Pellagra is a disease of poverty that is treatable but easily overlooked. The disease is caused by a deficiency of niacin and is clinically characterized by the triad of dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia. We describe two cases of pellagra in a Malawian district hospital and discuss the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of the disease.
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Gerard-Peter G M Frank, Daniëlle M Voorend, Andrew Chamdula, Joep J van Oosterhout, Klaas Koop. Pellagra: a non-communicable disease of poverty. Tropical doctor. 2012 Jul;42(3):182-4
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