Scurvy: An elusive diagnosis.
ascorbic acid
gingivitis
nutrition
scurvy
vitamin C
vitamin C deficiency
Journal
Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
09
01
2023
revised:
02
04
2023
accepted:
05
05
2023
medline:
31
5
2023
pubmed:
31
5
2023
entrez:
31
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Scurvy is uncommon in the developed world, and clinical presentation may mimic other pathologic states. A thorough social and dietary history is essential to identifying patients at risk of vitamin C deficiency, which can then be easily treated. Scurvy is a disease of defective collagen synthesis that is characterized by easy bruising, gingival hemorrhages, poor wound healing, fatigue, and arthralgias. It is caused by dietary deficiency of vitamin C. This is the case of a patient with multiple risk factors for malnutrition who was diagnosed with scurvy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37255614
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7418
pii: CCR37418
pmc: PMC10225610
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e7418Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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