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A Visit to the Pellagrosarium at Rovereto

1909; American Medical Association; Volume: LIII; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.1909.02550180057011

2376-8118

George Dock,

Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

To the Editor: —A news item inThe Journaland Professor Mark's book on the "Skin Changes in Pellagra," induced me to include Rovereto in a recent tour of Europe. The visit was most profitable, and, particularly in view of the interest in pellagra in this country, I have thought it worth while to publish a short account of it. Rovereto is a city of 11,000 inhabitants, on the Sudbahn (southern road) between Trent and Verona. It may easily be reached from Italy or Germany, as through trains from Berlin and Munich to Verona stop there. It is near the romantic Lake Garda and not far from the southeastern high Alps. It can also be reached in what I found a most interesting way, from the region of the Stelvio Pass, by coach and automobile from Madonna di Campiglio, going through the wild and picturesque gorges of the Sarca and