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Preferred term

Pellagra  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Scope note

  • A disease due to deficiency of NIACIN, a B-complex vitamin, or its precursor TRYPTOPHAN. It is characterized by scaly DERMATITIS which is often associated with DIARRHEA and DEMENTIA (the three D's).

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • alkoholbetingad pellagra
  • alkoholin aiheuttama pellagra
  • B2-vitamiinin puute
  • B2-vitamiinin puutos
  • B2-vitamiinipuute
  • B2-vitamiinipuutos
  • deficientia niacini
  • deficientia niacini et tryptophani
  • niacin-tryptofan brist
  • niacinbrist
  • niasiinin ja tryptofaanin puute
  • niasiinin puute
  • niasiinin puutos
  • niasiininpuute
  • niasiinipuutos
  • nicotinamidbrist
  • nikotiiniamidin puute
  • nikotinamidin puute
  • pellagra alcoholica
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010383

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