pelagra
pelagra
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 [bolezen, ki jo povzroča pomanjkanje niacina ali triptofana (ali pa napaka v presnovi triptofana v niacin); značilna zaradi prebavnih motenj in eritema ter živčnih ali duševnih motenj; lahko povzroči neprimerno prehrano ali alkoholizem ali druge prehranske motnje]