1) Alpine scurvy 2) Avitaminosis 3) Hypovitaminosis 4) Maidism 5) Mal de la rosa 6) Mal rosso 7) Mayidism 8) Niacin-deficiency disease
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1) Maidism 2) Mayidism
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Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease most frequently caused by a chronic lack of niacin (vitamin B3 or synonym: vitamin PP (from: Anti-Pellagra)) in the diet. It can be caused by decreased intake of niacin or tryptophan, and possibly by excessive intake of leucine. It may also result from alterations in protein metabolism in disorders such as ...
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• (n.) An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy.
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nutritional disorder caused by a dietary deficiency of niacin (also called nicotinic acid) or a failure of the body to absorb this vitamin or the ... [5 related articles]
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A vitamin deficiency disease (due to lack of niacin), often found in maize- or millet-dependent populations. A dermatitis, initially resembling sunburn, but followed by thickening, scaling, and pigmentation, is characteristic; internal epithelium is affected (sore tongue, diarrhea). Confusion, delir...
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<disease> A niacin deficiency disease (pellagra) caused by improper diet and characterised by skin lesions, gastrointestinal disturbances and nervousness. Depression, dermatitis, dementia and diarrhoea are common symptoms. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(pә-lag´rә) a syndrome caused by a diet seriously deficient in niacin (or by failure to convert tryptophan to niacin). Symptoms include a variety of skin, digestive, and mental disturbances; the mouth becomes inflamed and the tongue red and sore; cracks and sores appear in the skin around the mouth, and the ...
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Pel'la·gra (pĕl'lȧ*grȧ)
noun (Medicine) An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pĕ-lag′ră, pĕ-lā′gră Definitions: 1. An affection characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances, erythema (particularly of exposed areas) followed by desquamation, and by nervous and mental disorders; may occur because of a poor diet, alcoholism, or some other disease impairing nutriti...
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Pellagra: A disease due to deficiency of niacin, a B-complex vitamin. Pellagra is the 'disease of the four D's' -- Diarrhea; Dermatitis: A scaly rash on skin exposed to light or trauma; Dementia: Mental disorientation, delusions and depression; and Death. Other features are ulcerations within the mouth (glossitis), nausea. vomiting, seizures and ba...
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Pellagra (commonly known as Mal de la Rosa, Mal Rosso, Alpine Scurvy, Asturian Rose, or Psilosis Pigmentosa) is a non-contagious disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid or niacin) in the diet, common among people where maize is the staple food, but also among poor peoples in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Pellagra is g...
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n] - a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin)
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pellagra, pelagra 1. An infection characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances, erythema (redness of the skin due to capillary dilatation, particularly of exposed areas) followed by desquamation (the shedding of the cuticle in scales or of the outer layer of any surface), and nervous and mental disorders; may occur because of a poor diet, alcohol...
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a deficiency of the vitamin niacin; causes dermatitis, diarrhoea, and mental disorders
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Alpine scurvy noun a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caus...
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Chronic disease mostly seen in subtropical countries in which the staple food is maize. It is caused by deficiency of nicotinic acid (one of the B vitamins), which is contained in protein foods, beans and peas, and yeast. Symptoms include diarrhoea, skin eruptions, and mental disturbances
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