title: Pellagra in a patient with an eating disorder.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Wellington Public Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Judd
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Poskitt
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid