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Of, relating to, or affected with a disease marked by dermatitis, inflammation of mucous membranes, gastrointestinal disorders, and central nervous symptoms and associated with a diet deficient in niacin and protein.

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  • A typical pellagrous dermatitis has not been observed in animals.
  • AND SYDENSTRICKER, E.: A study of the diet of pellagrous and non-pellagrous households.
  • It is much more likely that the pellagrous syndrome is caused by a combination of the deficiencies in some of the well recognized food factors.
  • AND HAR.IES, R. H.: The occurrence of pellagra in nursing infants in the observations on the chemical composition of the human milk from pellagrous mothers.
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