SAVING A LIFE BY RECOGNIZING THE RASH: NIACIN (VITAMIN B3) DEFICIENCY IN HARTNUP DISEASE WITH A CLINICAL DEBUT IN ADULTHOOD

Saving a Life by Recognizing the Rash: Niacin (Vitamin B3) Deficiency in Hartnup Disease With a Clinical Debut in Adulthood

Tryptophan deficiency can lead to a critical shortness of niacin (vitamin B3), causing photosensitive dermatitis and Picnic Basket a range of neurologic symptoms.The most common cause is severe protein malnutrition.However, in the case we present here, it is caused by a rare genetic disorder (Hartnup disease).A previously healthy 26-year-old woman

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Osseointegrated Supported Prosthesis and Interdisciplinary Approach for Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of a Young Patient with Ectodermal Dysplasia

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is a triad of hypodontia or anodontia, hypotrichosis, and hypohydrosis, associated with other problems that result from the defective development of structures of ectodermal origin (Freire-Maia, Pinheiro (1988)).Early and extensive dental treatment is needed keeping in mind the effect on the craniofacial growth.Due t

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Case of step-by-step combined treatment of a patient with a ruptured aneurysm of the ophthalmic segment of the internal carotid artery

Aneurysms of the internal carotid artery are the second most common among cerebral aneurysms.When an aneurysm is located in the ophthalmic segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA), the intravascular treatment method is a priority.At the same time, the treatment of recurrent and non-radially switched-off aneurysms of this localization remains a

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