Pellagra is a nutritional disorder secondary to niacin deficiency. The classical triad is dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia. We report the case of a young girl with hypermobility-type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome who exhibited the classical pellagra symptoms, despite apparent adequate nutritional intake. Her condition resolved after oral niacin supplements were administered. Although this associatio...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the effects of nutritional supplements on periodontal health and tooth mobility after surgery. METHODS Patients were randomly assigned to an intervention group who consumed nutritional supplement drinks for 8 weeks, while the placebo group did not receive any such supplements. The gingival index (GI) and tooth mobility were measured at baseline a...

PURPOSE To compare ingredients contained in top-selling brands of ocular nutritional supplements with the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and AREDS2 formulae and investigate the validity of claims made by manufacturers of leading brands of ocular nutritional supplements. DESIGN Descriptive. PARTICIPANTS None. METHODS We examined the 5 top-selling brands of ocular nutritional supplem...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of predialytic oral nutritional supplementation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD). METHODS NEPRO HP was provided to 77 CKD patients on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) over 3 months. Efficacy parameters were improvement in albumin levels, weight and haemoglobin levels; safety parameters were serum potassium and phosph...

Positive galactomannan tests in patients who underwent chemotherapy without any clinical signs of a fungal infection should lead the clinician to consideration of a false-positive test result. Oral nutritional supplements may be a cause, especially in the case of concomitant disturbance of the gastrointestinal mucosal barrier because of mucositis.