Phenobarbital-induced pellagra resulted in death

Pancar Yüksel E., Şen S., Aydın F., Şentürk N., Sen N., Cengiz N., ...More

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, vol.33, no.1, pp.76-78, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/15569527.2013.800546
  • Journal Name: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.76-78
  • Keywords: Antiepileptics, pellagra, phenobarbital
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Pellagra is caused by deficiency of niacin or its precursor tryptophan. While cutaneous lesions are the most prominent feature of the disease, gastrointestinal, neurological and psychiatric signs and symptoms are the other characteristics of the disease. In this case report, we present a 29-year-old female patient with discoloration of hands and feet diagnosed with pellagra.