Scurvy masquerading as infectious cellulites

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6 A, 2008, Pages 452-453

  Patrozou, E ^a   Opal, S ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECCHYMOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LETTER; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCURVY; SMOKING CESSATION;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; CELLULITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; SCURVY; VITAMINS;

EID: 45749149553     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01662.x     Document Type: Letter

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