Hereditary Juvenile Pellagra*

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Article1 January 1931Hereditary Juvenile PellagraA Resume of the LiteratureCHARLES JAMES BLOOM, M.D., B.Sc., F.A.C.P.CHARLES JAMES BLOOM, M.D., B.Sc., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-7-817 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONPellagra has at this writing vital problems, the nature of which still remains unsolved. In the last decade, exhaustive and intensive research, clinical, anatomo-pathologic, and experimental studies have added scientific interest to a disease known to Europe since 1735. It has, in a brief space of time, diffused itself throughout the greater part of the Old World and, as years passed on, was noted and described in many other countries.The cause of the disease, the frequency with which it affects the infantile age, and the treatment, are topics most considered by the present day medical world. For a... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans*This series of articles on Pellagra in Infants and Children was made possible through the munificent gift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clark, of New Orleans, in memory of their daughter, Alma Villere Clark. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1931Volume 4, Issue 7Page: 817-840KeywordsChildrenInfantsMemory Issue Published: 1 January 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...