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Conditions›Vitamin deficiency›Vitamin B deficiency›Vitamin b3 deficiency (pellagra)

Vitamin b3 deficiency (pellagra)

A disease caused by a severe and prolonged deficiency of vitamin B3 that is characterized by skin rashes, dementia, and diarrhea.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this

Internal Medicine 39 years experience

Is a type of:Vitamin B deficiency

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Very rare

Very rare	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2					Very common
Preteen6-13					Very common
Teenager14-18					Very common
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Vitamin b3 deficiency (pellagra)

Tests

HIV antibody 1 and 2

Iron and iron binding capacity

Iron blood level

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