"Pellagra" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D010383
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.699.529
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Virgil Sydenstricker: special reference to niacin deficiency encephalopathy. South Med J. 1988 Aug; 81(8):1042-6.