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Petechiae, Purpura, and a Pandemic: A Recipe for Scurvy

This case report presents the case of a 28-year-old man who developed scurvy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Scurvy is a disease resulting from a nutritional deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). It is a rare condition, whose signs and symptoms can vary from patient to pa...

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Autores principales: Seifer, Charles M, Glaser, Alexander, Gesiotto, Quinto, Waknin, Roy, Oller, Kellee L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7667612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33209521
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10960