Scurvy in the 21st century

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-184

  Dolberg, Osnat Jarchowsky ^a   Elis, Avishay ^a,b   Lishner, Michael ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bone pain; Gingival hypertrophy; Purpuric rash; Scurvy; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECCHYMOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GINGIVA HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LEG PAIN; SCURVY;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECCHYMOSIS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; SCURVY;

EID: 77950135912     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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