Pellagra is characterised by dermatological, gastrointestinal and neuropsychiatric manifestations.
Millions contracted the disease and hundreds of thousands died between the time it was first recorded
until pellagra was ...
Thomas, Bianca; Bipath, Priyesh; Viljoen, Margaretha(Makerere University Medical School, 2019-09)
BACKGROUND : Neopterin, a product of cell-mediated immunity, is a non-specific biomarker of inflammation. Plasma/serum is
generally the body fluid of choice for neopterin assessment, but urine is often used as it does ...
Bipath, Priyesh; Levay, Peter Ferenc; Olorunju, Steve; Viljoen, Margaretha(Makerere University Medical School, 2015-06)
BACKGROUND : A general non-specific marker of disease activity that could alert the clinician and prompt further investigation
would be of value in patients with HIV/AIDS, especially in resource limited environments.
OBJECTIVE ...
Viljoen, Margaretha; Bipath, Priyesh; Tosh, Cheryl A.(Cambridge University Press, 2021-06)
OBJECTIVE : Pellagra is a nutritional deficiency disease associated with niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency. The history of pellagra is well documented for Europe and the USA, but less is known about the prevalence in sub-Saharan ...
Bipath, Priyesh; Levay, Peter Ferenc; Viljoen, Margaretha(BioMed Central, 2016-02-17)
BACKGROUND : The essential amino acid tryptophan cannot be synthesised in the body and must be acquired
through dietary intake. Oxidation of tryptophan, due to immune induction of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-
dioxygenase ...
