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Two cases of Pink Diseases (Acrodynia) are described.
Though the disease is not very rate in other countries only six cases are reported so far from India. It is quite likely that the disease is missed and therefore the importance of correct diagnosis is stressed.
The significance of vitamin B, particularly of vitamin B complex as an aetiological factor, and also as a specific therapeutic agent is pointed out.
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From the Dept. of Pediatrics, Medical College Hospitals, Calcutta.
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Chaudhuri, K.C. Vitamin therapy in pink disease (Acrodynia). Indian J Pediatr 15, 190–195 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02796240
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02796240