mal rosso

Noun

1.

mal rosso - a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments Synonyms: Alpine scurvy, maidism, mal de la rosa, mayidism, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itch

Alpine scurvy, avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis, maidism, mal de la rosa, mayidism, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itch