Pellagra: a rare complication of anorexia nervosa

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;16(7):417-20. doi: 10.1007/s00787-007-0613-4.

Abstract

Pellagra is a potentially fatal, nutritional disease with cutaneous, gastrointestinal, and neuropsychiatric manifestations. Because of the diversity of pellagra's signs and symptoms, diagnosis is difficult without an appropriate index of suspicion. A case of pellagra in a 14-year-old girl with anorexia nervosa is presented. Signs and symptoms of pellagra were resolved after niacin therapy and dietary treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anorexia Nervosa / complications*
  • Anorexia Nervosa / epidemiology
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diet Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Niacin / therapeutic use
  • Pellagra / diagnosis*
  • Pellagra / epidemiology*
  • Pellagra / therapy
  • Poland
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Niacin