Frank Gerard-Peter G M, Voorend Daniëlle M, Chamdula Andrew, van Oosterhout Joep J, Koop Klaas
Thyolo District Hospital, Thyolo, Malawi.
Trop Doct. 2012 Jul;42(3):182-4. doi: 10.1258/td.2012.120155.
Pellagra is a disease of poverty that is treatable but easily overlooked. The disease is caused by a deficiency of niacin and is clinically characterized by the triad of dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia. We describe two cases of pellagra in a Malawian district hospital and discuss the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of the disease.
糙皮病是一种可治疗但易被忽视的贫困相关疾病。该疾病由烟酸缺乏引起,临床上以皮炎、腹泻和痴呆三联征为特征。我们描述了马拉维一家地区医院的两例糙皮病病例,并讨论了该疾病的发病机制、临床表现和治疗方法。