Infantile Scurvy: Two Case Reports

Background. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is necessary for the formation of collagen, reducing free radicals, and aiding in iron absorption. SCURVY, a disease of dietary ascorbic acid deficiency, is uncommon today. It still exists in high risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with...

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Autores principales: Ghedira Besbes, Leila, Haddad, Samir, Ben Meriem, Chebil, Golli, Mondher, Najjar, Mohamed-fadhel, Guediche, Mohamed-Néji
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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20976262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/717518
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author Ghedira Besbes, Leila
Haddad, Samir
Ben Meriem, Chebil
Golli, Mondher
Najjar, Mohamed-fadhel
Guediche, Mohamed-Néji
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Haddad, Samir
Ben Meriem, Chebil
Golli, Mondher
Najjar, Mohamed-fadhel
Guediche, Mohamed-Néji
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description Background. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is necessary for the formation of collagen, reducing free radicals, and aiding in iron absorption. SCURVY, a disease of dietary ascorbic acid deficiency, is uncommon today. It still exists in high risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition. The incidence of SCURVY in the pediatric population is very low. Cases Report. Here we report two cases of SCURVY revealed by subperiosteal hematoma in children with cerebral palsy and developmental delay. Conclusion. SCURVY is extremely rare in children. Musculoskeletal manifestations are prominent in pediatric SCURVY. Multiple subperiosteal hematomas are an important indicator for diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-29529122010-10-25 Infantile Scurvy: Two Case Reports Ghedira Besbes, Leila Haddad, Samir Ben Meriem, Chebil Golli, Mondher Najjar, Mohamed-fadhel Guediche, Mohamed-Néji Int J Pediatr Case Report Background. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is necessary for the formation of collagen, reducing free radicals, and aiding in iron absorption. SCURVY, a disease of dietary ascorbic acid deficiency, is uncommon today. It still exists in high risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition. The incidence of SCURVY in the pediatric population is very low. Cases Report. Here we report two cases of SCURVY revealed by subperiosteal hematoma in children with cerebral palsy and developmental delay. Conclusion. SCURVY is extremely rare in children. Musculoskeletal manifestations are prominent in pediatric SCURVY. Multiple subperiosteal hematomas are an important indicator for diagnosis. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010 2010-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC2952912/ /pubmed/20976262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/717518 Text en Copyright © 2010 Leila Ghedira Besbes et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Haddad, Samir
Ben Meriem, Chebil
Golli, Mondher
Najjar, Mohamed-fadhel
Guediche, Mohamed-Néji
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title_full Infantile Scurvy: Two Case Reports
title_fullStr Infantile Scurvy: Two Case Reports
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title_short Infantile Scurvy: Two Case Reports
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20976262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/717518
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