Scurvy from self-imposed diet
Sthoeger, Z.M.; Sthoeger, D.
Harefuah 120(6): 332-333
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768 PMID: 1879769 Document Number: 378945
Scurvy, a rare disease, is still found today in malnourished patients. We recently diagnosed a case of scurvy in a 64-year-old woman resulting from a self-imposed diet. She had severe anemia and the characteristic gingival and skin lesions, which responded dramatically to ascorbic acid therapy. We report this case to make physicians aware of the possibility of scurvy and of its clinical symptoms.