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Scurvy: A New Old Cause of Skeletal Pain in Young Children
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 We report 3 cases of scurvy in children that occurred during a short period (2018) in a general pediatrics unit of a tertiary hospital for children in Paris.
Christel Chalouhi +9 more
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SCURVY — A FORGOTTEN DISEASE UNDER THE GUISE OF HEMORRHAGIC VASCULITIS
Архивъ внутренней медицины, 2017 Background. Scurvy is very rarely seen in modern conditions. Material and Methods. We observed a case of scurvy that occurred as a result of prolonged malnutrition in a previously healthy 50-year-old man with low income. Results.
N. S. Chipigina +8 more
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Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2018 Background and objective: Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, first described by Hippocrates, is known to many as ‘The Pirates’ Disease’. Although a disease rarely acknowledged in modern medicine, we present 2 cases of elderly gentlemen found to have scurvy, who improved significantly on treatment.
Claire Ann Callus +2 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 The limping child frequently represents a diagnostic challenge. The differential diagnosis is broad and should include vitamin C deficiency. Scurvy, resulting from vitamin C deficiency, is the oldest-known nutritional disorder.
Daniela Masci +6 more
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ON THE ETIOLOGY OF SCURVY. [PDF]
The Lancet, 1904 Considerations on the etiology of scurvy with several comments. Coplans presentation on p.79-94. Discussion on p.94-116. Almroth Wright's comments on p.94-97, 108-109. Almroth Wright: "When I speak of a blood change in scurvy, I have in my mind a very definite picture of that blood change, and nothing in pathology is to my mind more certainly ...
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Izzy Bedichek's Scurvy Visualization Figure
, 2023 Code, figures, and a wiki related to a small scurvy-treatment study from the 1800s ...
Izzy Bedichek
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Scurvy may occur even in children with no underlying risk factors: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background Since ancient times, scurvy has been considered one of the most fearsome nutritional deficiency diseases. In modern developed countries, this condition has become very rare and is only occasionally encountered, especially in the pediatric ...
Romina Gallizzi +5 more
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Behind the Skin: A Rare Case of Scurvy-Associated Megaloblastic Anemia
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2019 Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, is very rare nowadays in the developed world. Scattered cases are found in people with unusual eating habits, alcoholism, intestinal malabsorption, mental disorders, or elderly living alone.
Albert Alhatem, Donghong Cai
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Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023 Background Although medical literature describes pediatric scurvy as “rare”, a growing number of case reports suggests otherwise. Patients often undergo costly and unnecessary workup due to unfamiliarity with the presentation of scurvy.
Ginny Claire Kim +3 more
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Vitamin C deficiency mimicking inflammatory bone disease of the hand
Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2020 Background Severe vitamin C deficiency, or scurvy, encompasses a syndrome of multisystem abnormalities due to defective collagen synthesis and antioxidative functions.
Emily J. Liebling +2 more
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