Prevalence de l'infection par le vih Au cours de la pellagre et des erythemes pellagroides

摘要

Pellagra is a systemic disorder caused by severe niacin deficiency. While uncommon in Europe and North America, pellagra and pellagra-lide erythema are fre- Quently encountered in undernourished adults in poor African countries. The purpose of this three-year pros- Pective study was to determine the prevalence of HIV infec- Tion in patients with pellagra. Between 1996 and 1998, all Documented cases of pellagra and pellagra-like erythema Diagnosed in the Dermatology Department and Internal Medicine Department of the Teaching Hospital in Lome, Togo were included.