Scurvy: A cutaneous clinical diagnosis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-51

  Nguyen, Roland T D ^a,b   Cowley, David M ^a   Muir, James B ^a  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukaemia; Ascorbic acid tolerance test; Bone marrow transplant; Chemotherapy; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Scorbutigenic diet; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DERMADROME; ECCHYMOSIS; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PURPURA; SCURVY; SYMPTOM; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; SCURVY; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0037328371     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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