Exact Match:
- pellagra
- a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
Synonyms:
- Lombardy leprosy,
- anemia,
- ariboflavinosis,
- beriberi,
- cachexia,
- chlorosis,
- deficiency anemia,
- dermatitis,
- goiter,
- greensickness,
- keratomalacia,
- kwashiorkor,
- maidism,
- malnutrition,
- night blindness,
- osteomalacia,
- osteoporosis,
- pernicious anemia,
- protein deficiency,
- rachitis,
- rickets,
- scurvy,
- struma,
- vitamin deficiency,
- xerophthalmia