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Scurvy

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
Kenneth Carpenter (2003) wrote about the origin of the “vitamin” concept as follows: It is sometimes asked, Who first had the idea of vitamins? One can find tantalizing early quotations, but they were not followed up at the time… In 1842 George Budd also lecturing in London added, “Scurvy is only one of a number of diseases due to specific dietary ...
H Nishioka, K Maegawa
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Scurvy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1994
Scurvy is caused by a deficiency of ascorbic acid. We describe a 31-year-old Hispanic man who had perifollicular hemorrhages, follicular hyperkeratosis, corkscrew hairs, and gingival hemorrhage after consuming a peculiar and restricted diet for 1 year. A diagnosis of scurvy was made and the patient's disease resolved after treatment with vitamin C.
A J, Ghorbani, C, Eichler
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Bachelor Scurvy

International Journal of Dermatology, 1982
ABSTRACT:Scurvy occurred in an elderly man with fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, and extensive ecchymoses and brawny edema of the legs. Platelet count, prothrombin time, and partial thromboplasm time were normal, but serum ascorbic acid level was very low.
T J, Connelly, A, Becker, J W, McDonald
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Adult scurvy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1999
Unlike most animals, which form ascorbic acid by metabolizing glucose, humans require an exogenous source. Vitamin C occurs primarily in fruits and vegetables, and scurvy develops from inadequate consumption of these sources, usually because of ignorance about proper nutrition, psychiatric disorders, alcoholism, or social isolation.
J V, Hirschmann, G J, Raugi
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Adult scurvy

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1981
Scurvy was diagnosed in two elderly alcoholic men in our emergency department. Both were ambulatory and had perifollicular petechiae and ecchymoses of the lower extremities and hypertrophic erythematous gingival lesions. There diets were deficient in fresh fruits and vegetables.
F W, Leung, P A, Guze
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Infantile Scurvy

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1965
Though easily recognized clinically, infantile scurvy is often missed.
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Neuropsychiatric Scurvy

Psychosomatics, 2015
Scurvy is a disease with well-known peripheral symptoms, such as bleeding and pain.The clinical and historical evidence for a distinct form of scurvy affecting the central nervous system, called neuropsychiatric scurvy, is reviewed. Pathophysiologic factors are described, as well as its diagnosis and management.
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