mal de la rosa

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1.mal de la rosa - 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 impairmentsAlpine scurvy, maidism, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itchavitaminosis, hypovitaminosis - any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins