Scurvy: An elusive diagnosis

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: 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. ABSTRACT: Scurvy is a disease of...

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Autores principales: Pope, Michael, Elder, Joshua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10225610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7418
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Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: 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. ABSTRACT: 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.

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