Isoniazid-induced pellagra in a patient with Crohn's disease

Hela Kchir; Haythem Yacoub; Hajer Hassine; Nadia Maamouri

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2740

Isoniazid-induced pellagra in a patient with Crohn's disease

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Feb 19;8(5):815-818. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2740. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Hela Kchir^{1

2}, Haythem Yacoub^{1

2}, Hajer Hassine^{1

2}, Nadia Maamouri^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Gastroenterology B Department La Rabta Hospital Tunis Tunisia.
² Faculty of Medicine of Tunis El Manar University Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

Isoniazid preventive therapy in malnourished patients with Crohn's disease has a potential of inducing pellagra but still a very rare situation. No cases of isoniazid-induced pellagra in patients with Crohn's disease were reported in the literature. Pellagra can be easily treated if timely diagnosed.

Keywords: Crohn's disease; isoniazid; niacin; pellagra.

Publication types

Case Reports