Scintigraphic bone changes in two casesof scurvy are described, the cause being subperiosteal hematoma. Generalized increased uptake was shown in the affected femur at an early stage of the disease. At a late stage, marked uptake both in the femoral shaft and surrounding tissue was seen causing scintigraphic appearance of widened JNuciMed 19:916—917,1978 (“club-shaped―)femur. Scurvy is a rather rare nutritional disorder caused by vitamin C deficiency. Clinical findings in adults include swollen bleeding gums, follicular hyperkeratosis, petechiae, and joint effusion. In children, bone manifestations are prominent. The basic disturbance in scurvy is the failure of various types of connective-tissue cells to form and main tam collagenous...
Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, is very rare nowadays in the developed world. Scattered case...
28 pediatric patients were diagnosed with scurvy. 86% of cases were misdiagnosed previously. Clinica...
Vitamin C deficiency is anecdotal in developed countries, mainly associated with underling clinical ...
Scurvy occurs in individuals who eat inadequate amounts of fresh fruit or vegetables, often because ...
Scurvy is the nutritional deficiency state associated with lowered levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin ...
Scurvy, a disease of dietary deficiency of vitamin C, was uncommon in the last century due to improv...
Scurvy is a nutritional disorder which can develop after prolonged (>1-3 months) severe vitamin C de...
Background: Scurvy a disease, particularly in people with peculiar dietary habits, is cause by Vitam...
Suboptimal nutrition can lead to deficiencies in micronutrients such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C), w...
A 7-year-old boy presented with swelling in the knees, walking difficulty, petechial rashes on the l...
Scurvy is the nutritional deficiency state associated with lowered levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin ...
Vitamin C deficiency, or scurvy, is a disease that can occur in humans at any age and has been seen ...
Throughout history, scurvy has been a well-known disease which develops due to restricted resources ...
The patient’s serum ascorbic acid level was 0.1 mg/dL (nor-mal range, 0.4–1.5 mg/dL). The punch biop...
Key Clinical Message Scurvy is uncommon in the developed world, and clinical presentation may mimic ...
Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, is very rare nowadays in the developed world. Scattered case...
28 pediatric patients were diagnosed with scurvy. 86% of cases were misdiagnosed previously. Clinica...
Vitamin C deficiency is anecdotal in developed countries, mainly associated with underling clinical ...
Scurvy occurs in individuals who eat inadequate amounts of fresh fruit or vegetables, often because ...
Scurvy is the nutritional deficiency state associated with lowered levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin ...
Scurvy, a disease of dietary deficiency of vitamin C, was uncommon in the last century due to improv...
Scurvy is a nutritional disorder which can develop after prolonged (>1-3 months) severe vitamin C de...
Background: Scurvy a disease, particularly in people with peculiar dietary habits, is cause by Vitam...
Suboptimal nutrition can lead to deficiencies in micronutrients such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C), w...
A 7-year-old boy presented with swelling in the knees, walking difficulty, petechial rashes on the l...
Scurvy is the nutritional deficiency state associated with lowered levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin ...
Vitamin C deficiency, or scurvy, is a disease that can occur in humans at any age and has been seen ...
Throughout history, scurvy has been a well-known disease which develops due to restricted resources ...
The patient’s serum ascorbic acid level was 0.1 mg/dL (nor-mal range, 0.4–1.5 mg/dL). The punch biop...
Key Clinical Message Scurvy is uncommon in the developed world, and clinical presentation may mimic ...
Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, is very rare nowadays in the developed world. Scattered case...
28 pediatric patients were diagnosed with scurvy. 86% of cases were misdiagnosed previously. Clinica...
Vitamin C deficiency is anecdotal in developed countries, mainly associated with underling clinical ...
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