nutritional
Pellagra (Vitamin B3)
Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3). Symptoms include inflamed skin, , , and sores in the mouth. Areas of the skin exposed to friction and are typically affected first. Over time, affected skin may become darker, stiffen, peel, or bleed.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- · of the skin, , , sores in the mouth
Causes — why it happens
- ·Not enough niacin
How it's found
- ·Based on symptoms
Prevention
- ·Consuming Niacin
Treatment
- ·Nicotinic acid or nicotinamide supplementation.
Outlook
- ·Good (with treatment), death in ~ 5 years (without treatment)
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