Nutricion hospitalariaHumansMaleCosta RicaAgedAlcoholism
[Pellagra secondary to chronic alcoholism in Costa Rica].
Verónica Leandro Sandí, José Gerardo López Sáenz, Chuang Lin Wang Kong
Published: 202610.20960/nh.05992
Abstract
Introduction: Introduction: pellagra is a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3) or tryptophan, its precursor. Case report: we present the case of a 67-year-old Costa Rican male patient, alcoholic and homeless, with chronic ulcers on t…
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