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[Pellagra in anticonvulsive therapy]
H Hebestreit1, J Pannenbecker, A M Mingers
1Kinderklinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg.
Abstract:
The case of a mentally handicapped female patient is presented who developed typical pellagra with dermatitis, diarrhoea and mental alteration following a long-term antiepileptic treatment with phenytoin, ethosuximide and valproic acid. In addition, she had a deficient meat intake. A course of treatment with multivitamins proved successful in resolving the symptoms within 2 weeks.