Infantile scurvy: An old diagnosis revisited with a modern dietary twist

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-106

  Burk, Cynthia J ^a   Molodow, Rona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; IRON; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BARLEY; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD NUTRITION; CORN; DIET; DIET THERAPY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRRITABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; LEG PAIN; MALAISE; MILK; MOUTH EDEMA; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RELIGION; SCURVY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SYRUP; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WALKING DIFFICULTY; XEROSIS; EDEMA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ASCORBIC ACID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EDEMA; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; RELIGION; SCURVY; TOOTH MOBILITY; VITAMINS;

EID: 34250681477     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200708020-00006     Document Type: Article

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