Life-threatening diarrhea due to Pellagra in an elderly patient.
Moro, Carolina Dalla Santa Dal;Nunes, Carolina Odorizzi Magno;Onzi, Georgia;Terres, Alana Zulian;Balbinot, Raul Angelo;Balbinot, Silvana Sartori;Soldera, Jonathan;
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2019
258
moro2019lifethreateningjournal
Abstract
Life-threatening diarrhea is a syndrome which generally derives from mal-absorption and can lead to severe malnutrition and can culminate in death. A case of an elderly alcoholic female patient with a severe case of dermatitis, dementia and diarrhea due to Pellagra is reported, which resolved after niacinamide supplementation.