Cutis
Volume 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 96-98

Acute hemorrhagic pellagra in an Albanian refugee (Article)

Chaidemenos G.C.* , Mourellou O. , Karakatsanis G. , Koussidou T. , Xenidis E. , Charalampidou H. , Avgoloupis D.
  • a State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece, State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, 51 Chalkidikis St, 54643, Thessaloniki, Makedonia, Greece
  • b State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • c State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • d State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • e State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • f State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • g State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract

We report a peculiar case of hemorrhagic pellagra in an exhausted Albanian refugee who had walked for 3 days under sunny skies on his way from his country to Greece. The peculiarities of the case are the fulminant course of the disorder; the "terrifying" appearance of the patient (initially he was admitted to an emergency unit); the gangrenous appearance of the hemorrhagic lesions of the palms and fingernails; the disturbed hepatic function that gradually returned to normal; and the absence of a history of alcohol consumption, alcohol malabsorption, or drug intake.

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hospitalization refugee Albania Follow-Up Studies follow up skin disease human risk assessment Refugees acute disease Skin Diseases pellagra Hand Dermatoses Humans Severity of Illness Index Facial Dermatoses male Hemorrhage case report hand disease bleeding Article adult
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ISSN: 00114162
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English