Diagnosis: Pellagra
Description: Pellagra rash curiously involving submammary flexures
Morphology: Red,scaly
Site: Chest
Sex: F
Age: 68
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory: This elderly Islander lady suffers from Pellagra.She has the typical photodermatitis on the lower legs with groin and face involvement.Pellagra shows the three Ds of diarrhea,dementia and dermatitis.The condition will reverse remarkably quickly on a normal diet.