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THE announcement, a few weeks ago, that pellagra has been found in the British Islands is of no slight importance. For, if half-a-dozen genuine cases have been found, we may be fairly sure that many hundreds are waiting to be found. In the United States, it is only five years since Dr. Babcock and Dr. Watson directed general attention to the presence of this disease in their country. We now have clear evidence that pellagra has been found in no fewer than thirty-five States; and several thousands of cases have already been found and noted. In the final stage, the central nervous system is affected, and the patient is apt to become insane; it is possible, therefore, that many cases will be found, by diligent examination, among the inmates of asylums. Still, we have no reason to believe that pellagra has ever been, or will ever be, so heavy on this country as on Italy.
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Pellagra . Nature 90, 467 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/090467a0
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