which is a general term for skin inflammation on the face, hands, feet, or lips. It might also cause mouth sores. Pellagra is not a common disease nowadays, but it can affect people in developing ...

This leads to a condition called pellagra, characterized by a sunburn-like discolored red or brown rash on skin exposed to sunlight. Pellagra may also cause a bright red tongue, nausea or vomiting ...

The surgeon general took note of his energy and success and in 1914, appointed him to tackle the crisis of pellagra, a disease recently reaching epidemic proportions in the South. Through ...