A VERY RARE CAUSE OF DIARRHEA IN A CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED NEUTROPENIC PATIENT: PELLAGRA

Autor: Fatma YILMAZ, Murat ALBAYRAK, Senem MARAL, Hacer Berna AFACAN ÖZTÜRK, Merih REİS ARAS, Pınar TIĞLIOĞLU, Mesut TIĞLIOĞLU, Buğra SAĞLAM
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, Vol 43, Iss , Pp S41-S42 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2531-1379
DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2021.10.1034
Popis: Case report: Pellagra is a systemic disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B3 .A 19-year-old male patient, who was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma was admitted to the hematology clinic for the second cycle of R-CODOX-M chemotherapy treatment. The patient at risk of malnutrition developed dermatit,diare and demans during treatment. The cause of diarrhea in the neutropenic patient is mostly in the form of infective diarrhea. Diarrhea due to vitamin deficiency should be kept in patients with malnutrition .
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