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Definition of Mal rosso
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Avitaminosis, Hypovitaminosis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mal Rosso
Literary usage of Mal rosso
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pellagra: History, Distribution, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment, Etiology by Stewart Ralph Roberts (1912)
"... are dialectic corruptions of the ordinary pellagra. The first is used in the
rural districts of Pavia. Mal roxo, mal rosso—a blushing disease. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine: Giving the Definition, Etymology and by Daniel Hack Tuke (1892)
"... Mal della Ilusa, mal rosso, Mal del Sole, Mal del Padrone, Cattivo male, Mal
della Vipera.—Def. A disease of comparatively recent origin, induced by the ..."
3. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1918)
"... mal de la rosa, mal rosso, flema salada, Alpine scurvy, Asturian leprosy, As-
turian rose, disease of the Landes, ..."
4. Transactions of the Epidemiological Society of London by Epidemiological society of London (1863)
"Pellagra or mal rosso, mal del sole, mal del Padrone, cattivo male, male della
vipera, mal de la Rosa, etc. (pp. 472 to 491). X. Burning of the Feet (pp. ..."
5. Selected Monographs on Dermatology by Henry William Blanc, Ludwig Berger, Louis Adolphus Duhring, Edward Bennet Bronson, Ludwig Nielsen, Paul Gerson Unna, Prince Albert Morrow (1893)
"... Sp. rosa delle asturie, also known in Italy by the names of mal rosso, scorbuto
alpino, and mal della miseria, is a disease of warm climates between 42° ..."
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