title: Pellagra: a rare complication of anorexia nervosa.
abstract: Pellagra is a potentially fatal, nutritional disease with cutaneous, gastrointestinal, and neuropsychiatric manifestations. Because of the diversity of pellagra's signs and symptoms, diagnosis is difficult without an appropriate index of suspicion. A case of pellagra in a 14-year-old girl with anorexia nervosa is presented. Signs and symptoms of pellagra were resolved after niacin therapy and dietary treatment.
authors: Department of Child Psychiatry, Medical University of Warszaw, Warszawa, Poland. twolancz@amwaw.edu.pl
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Jagielska
authors: Elzbieta Celina
authors: EC
authors: Tomaszewicz-Libudzic
authors: Agata
authors: A
authors: Brzozowska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004035:Diet Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009525:Niacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010383:Pellagra / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011044:Poland; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009525:Niacin
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