Pellagra in a patient with an eating disorder.
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.
Judd
L E
LE
Department of Dermatology, Wellington Public Hospital, New Zealand.
Poskitt
B L
BL
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000652:urine; D010383:Pellagra / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine
D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid