Pellagra Summary

Joseph Goldberger 1874-1929 American physician and epidemiologist who is best known for demonstrating that pellagra is a nutritional deficiency disease. Pellagra is characterized by dermatitis, diarrh... Read more

Pellagra Pellagra, a niacin deficiency disease, begins unremarkably, usually with weakness, skin rash, mouth sores, and loss of appetite. Unless checked, however, it gradually worsens, producing sever... Read more