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Publication Date : 2013-06-01

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Abstract :Specific treatment is usually with oral niacin 100-400 mg/day, until resolution of symptoms and healing of all the skin lesions. In severe cases niacin can be initially giv- en by parenteral route. The recommended daily mainte- nance dose of niacin is 5-20 mg. We treated our patient with 300 mg/day niacin along with B complex vitamins and a high quality protein diet. Regular application of sunscreens on exposed areas was recommended. After 6 weeks, the eruption was completely healed Figure 2 , and gastrointestinal and neuropsychiatric symptoms were dramatically regressed
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