| pellagra | <disease> A niacin deficiency disease (pellagra) caused by improper diet and characterised by skin lesions, gastrointestinal disturbances and nervousness. Depression, dermatitis, dementia and diarrhoea are common symptoms. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| pellagra sine pellagra | Pellagra without the characteristic skin lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pellagra-preventing factor | A precursor of NAD, that is a product of the oxidation of nicotine. (18 Nov 1997) |
| secondary pellagra | Pellagra resulting from any morbid condition that impairs nutrition by increasing the requirement or reducing the available supply of vitamins. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| infantile pellagra | A nutritional deficiency illness in children who are not getting enough protein, this results in anaemia, poor growth, weakness, and oedema (which isparticularly characterised by a pronounced pot belly). Infamine-stricken regions, children typically develop kwashiorkor rightafter they are weaned. (09 Oct 1997) |