title: Pellagra. A challenging differential diagnosis in burn injuries.
abstract: With this case report we want to emphasize the importance of performing a thorough physical examination of the burn and detailed review of the patient's history. This is a challenging case because it deals with an uncommon disease nowadays, pellagra, which presents lesions with an appearance very similar to burns; on the other hand the management of pellagra is different to the management of the common burns we are used to handling day-to-day. With this case report we will be able to revise the broad list of different injuries that can bring up an issue related to a correct diagnosis, caused by a large diversity of different etiologies with cutaneous expression. We will look over the diagnostic process of pellagra, management, treatment and results in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, La Fe Hospital, Bulevar Sur s/n, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: eloisavillaverde@outlook.es.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Villaverde Doménech
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, La Fe Hospital, Bulevar Sur s/n, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simón Sanz
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, La Fe Hospital, Bulevar Sur, s/n, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pujol Marco
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, La Fe Hospital, Bulevar Sur s/n, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pérez del Caz
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, La Fe Hospital, Bulevar Sur s/n, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Blanco Cerdá
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, La Fe Hospital, Bulevar Sur s/n, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Safont Albert
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010383:Pellagra / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Blisters; Burns; Dermatitis; Niacin; Pellagra; Photosensitivity disorders