Pellagra as the initial presentation of Crohn disease

• Author(s): Rosmaninho, A. ; Sanches, M. ; Fernandes, I. ; Pinto-Almeida, T. ; Vilaça, S. ; Oliveira, A. ; Selores, M.
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1660
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Pellagra is a nutritional disease caused by the deficiency of niacin. We describe a case of pellagra as the initial presentation of Crohn disease, which has been rarely described in the literature.