DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Edematous, reddened, scaly, later hyperpigmented skin changes in the neck and sternum region in pellagra. The name refers to the first describing Spanish physician Gaspar Casal.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Can occur due to alcohol-induced vitamin deficiency.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
According to the pellagra.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Vogl A et al (2005) Skin and alcohol. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 3: 788-790
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