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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3194
Resumen
ABASCAL BALLESTER, Juan; MILLAN ESCALONA, Eddy; RIOS GUTIERREZ, Noelvis y BERMUDEZ BONILLA, Elvis M. Pelagra. An interesting case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.3, pp. 234-240. ISSN 1561-3194.
A 41 year-old male patient with a history of alcoholism attended to the consultation presenting skin stains in arms, hands, superior portion of thorax, neck, external genitals, thighs and feet. The skin stains augmented with sun exposure. The patient also had abundant liquid diarrheas. Pictures presented the clinical alterations of a pellagra case were shown. Nicotinic acid and vitamins were the treatment followed; the patient improved and was discharged.
Palabras clave : PELLAGRA [complications]; ALCOHOLISM [diagnosis].