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Which of the following pair is characterised by swollen lips, thick pigmented skin of hands and legs and irritability

A

Iodine -Goitre

B

Protein - Kwashiorkor

C

Thiamine- Beri-Beri

D

Nicotinamide- Pellagra

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(d) Pallegra is a disease caused by the deficiency of nicotinamide or nicotinic acid or niacin or vitamin `B_(3)`. It is frequent among people eating food with low tryptophan content. The symptoms of pellagra are inflamation of skin, diarrhoea and dementia.
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