ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF PELLAGRA

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Editorial1 March 1938ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF PELLAGRAP. C.P. C.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-9-1760 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe success of Goldberger and his associates in experimentally producing pellagra in man and its counterpart, black tongue, in dogs proved that a dietary deficiency plays an essential part in the production of these diseases. His demonstration that yeast, liver, and other foods rich in vitamin B2 (G) prevents and usually cures the disease indicates that the active substance is probably to be found in some portion of the vitamin B2 complex.Certain facts, however, have led some investigators to believe that other factors are also concerned in the development of the disease. It seems probable that some individual predisposition...1 RUFFINSMITH JMDT: A clinical evaluation of the potency of various extracts of liver in the treatment of pellagra, South. Med. Jr., 1937, xxx, 4-14. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 SYDENSTRICKERTHOMAS VPJW: Some factors in the etiology of pellagra, South. Med. Jr., 1937, xxx, 14-18. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 SMITHRUFFIN DTJM: Effect of sunlight on clinical manifestations of pellagra, Arch. Int. Med., 1937, lix, 631-645. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 SPIESCHINNMCLESTER TDAJB: Treatment of endemic pellagra, South. Med. Jr., 1937, xxx, 18-21. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 JUKESLEPKOVSKY THS: Distribution of "filtrate factor" (water soluble vitamin belonging to vitamin B complex and preventing dietary dermatitis in chicks) in certain feedingstuffs, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1936, cxiv, 117-121. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 ELVEHJEMMADDENSTRONGWOOLEY CARJFMDW: Relation of nicotinic acid and nicotinic acid amide to canine black tongue, Jr. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, lix, 1767. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 SPIESCOOPERBLANKENHORN TDCMA: Central Society for Clinical Research, Chicago, Nov. 5, 1937. Google Scholar8 SPIESCOOPERBLANKENHORN TDCMA: Nicotinic acid in the treatment of pellagra, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cx, 622-627. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 SMITHRUFFINSMITH DTJMSG: Pellagra successfully treated with nicotinic acid: a case report, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 2054-2055. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10 FOUTSHELMERLEPKOVSKYJUKES FJOMSTH: Treatment of human pellagra with nicotinic acid, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1937, xxxvii, 405. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1938Volume 11, Issue 9Page: 1760-1762KeywordsFoodLiverLiver diseasesTongue ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...