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Hartnup disease presenting in an adult.

Abstract
A young woman presented with pellagra. Her symptoms were precipitated by prolonged lactation and increased activity. Dietary intake of niacin was within recommended guidelines. Chromatography of urinary amino acids was diagnostic of Hartnup disease, an inherited disorder usually presenting in childhood. Her symptoms resolved with oral nicotinamide.
AuthorsA Oakley, J Wallace
JournalClinical and experimental dermatology (Clin Exp Dermatol) Vol. 19 Issue 5 Pg. 407-8 (Sep 1994) ISSN: 0307-6938 [Print] England
PMID7955499 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Dermatitis, Phototoxic (etiology, pathology)
  • Female
  • Hartnup Disease (complications)
  • Humans
  • Lactation
  • Pellagra (etiology)
  • Physical Exertion
  • Pregnancy
  • Skin (pathology)

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