Pellagra in a patient with an eating disorder
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 125 (1) , 71-72
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb06044.x
Abstract
A case of pellagra is described that occurred in a patient with an eating disorder and who presented with marked photosensitivity and diarrhoea. We found urinary 5-hydroxy-indole-acetic acid to be low and suggest that this may be a useful screening test. To our knowledge this is only the second reported case of pellagra associated with an eating disorder.Keywords
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