Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2668779 Journal of Tissue Viability 2014 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

With this case report we want to emphasize the importance of performing a thorough physical examination of the burn and detailed review of the patient's history.This is a challenging case because it deals with an uncommon disease nowadays, pellagra, which presents lesions with an appearance very similar to burns; on the other hand the management of pellagra is different to the management of the common burns we are used to handling day-to-day.With this case report we will be able to revise the broad list of different injuries that can bring up an issue related to a correct diagnosis, caused by a large diversity of different etiologies with cutaneous expression.We will look over the diagnostic process of pellagra, management, treatment and results in this patient.

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