pellagra

IPA: pʌɫˈægrʌ

(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.

Examples of "pellagra" in Sentences

It is seen in patients with pellagra.
Pellagra was thought to be contagious.
The incidence of Pellagra is an entirely different subject.
Despite such gross exposure, they did not develop pellagra.
Deficiency diseases such as pellagra and beriberi were recognized.
Scientists don't believe that pellagra isn't a communicable disease.
Severe deficiency of niacin in the diet causes the disease pellagra.
Extensive dental caries were present in over half of pellagra patients.
In the early 1900s, pellagra reached epidemic proportions in the American South.
The Italian disease, pellagra, manifests the features one would expect from an improper food taken under unhygienic conditions.