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Pellagra in a patient with an eating disorder
Author(s) -
JUDD L. E.,
POSKITT B. L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb06044.x
Subject(s) - pellagra , medicine , photosensitivity , eating disorders , psychiatry , dermatology , pediatrics , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary 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.