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What is Pellagra?
What is Pellagra?
- Pellagra: Dietary deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin).
- Pellagra: 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 caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Types of Pellagra:
Broader types of Pellagra:
- Vitamin deficiency
- Vitamin B deficiency
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How serious is Pellagra?
Complications of Pellagra:
see complications of Pellagra
What causes Pellagra?
Causes of Pellagra: see causes of Pellagra
What are the symptoms of Pellagra?
Symptoms of Pellagra: see symptoms of Pellagra
Complications of Pellagra: see complications of Pellagra
Pellagra: Testing
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pellagra.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Pellagra:
see treatments for Pellagra
Prevention of Pellagra:
see prevention of Pellagra
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Hospitalization statistics for Pellagra:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Pellagra:
- 0% (1) of hospital consultant episodes were for niacin deficiency (pellagra) in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for niacin deficiency (pellagra) required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for niacin deficiency (pellagra) were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0% of hospital consultant episodes for niacin deficiency (pellagra) were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for niacin deficiency (pellagra) required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Pellagra
Main name of condition: Pellagra
Class of Condition for Pellagra: deficiency vitamin
niacin deficiency, nicotinic acid deficiency, vitamin B3 deficiency
Niacin deficiency, Nicotinic acid deficiency, Vitamin B3 deficiency
Source - Diseases Database
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Source - WordNet 2.1
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