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Vitamin B3 deficit Pellagra is a disease of deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3) which causes problems in the skin and the digestive and nervous systems.
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| Review Date: 8/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: Aparna Oltikar, M.D., Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network and A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team.
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