On your arrival in a refugee camp in a nation undergoing civil war, you notice that many people in the camp have severe skin lesions on parts of the body that are exposed to the sun.The residents of the camp have to subsist on maize and cassava, everything else having been confiscated by the military.The vitamin deficiency that is the most likely cause of these skin lesions is:

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Dermatitis is a prominent sign of pellagra, which is caused by a lack of Niacin, Maize and cassava are low in both niacin and tryptophan.

On Your Arrival in a Refugee Camp in a Nation