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Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Vitamin deficiencies, B vitamins, Articles with short description, RTT
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pellagra  Alpine scurvy  mal de la rosa  mal rosso  maidism
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin. Wikipedia
Human disease Wikidata
A vitamin deficiency disease most commonly caused by a chronic lack of niacin (vitamin B3). OmegaWiki
A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. Wiktionary