A RARE CASE REPORT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE IN ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL WITH DELIRIUM TREMENS WITH PELLAGRA-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A RARE CASE REPORT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE IN ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL WITH DELIRIUM TREMENS WITH PELLAGRA

Published:2021-06-01 Issue: Volume: Page:61-62
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Container-title:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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Author:

Nagda Parth¹,Avula Nikhil²,Halder Ankit³,Harshe Gurudas⁴

Affiliation:

1. Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry,DY Patil Medical college amd Hospital Kolhapur.

2. Post Graduate Resident, Department of Psychiatry,DY Patil Medical college and Hospital, Kolhapur

3. Post Graduate Resident, Department of Psychiatry,DY Patil Medical college and Hospital, Kolhapur.

4. Professor and Head of Department, Department of Psychiatry DY Patil Medical College and Hospital Kolhapur.

Abstract

Pellagra is a disorder occurring due to niacin deciency in body. Chronic intake and alcohol and being excessively dependant on corn in diet leads to pellagra. Here we present a rare case of a 39 year old male having the dermatological manifestations of pellagra presenting with Delirium Tremens and was taking our corn as the principal item in diet.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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