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Pellagra in a patient with an eating disorder
1Department of Dermatology, Wellington Public Hospital, New Zealand.
The British Journal of Dermatology
|July 1, 1991
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.