Scurvy: Historically a plague of the sailor that remains a consideration in the modern intensive care unit

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-285

  Holley, A D ^a   Osland, E ^b   Barnes, J ^c   Krishnan, A ^b   Fraser, J F ^d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid deficiency; Critical illness; Intensive care; Scurvy; Vitamin deficiency

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CLAVULANIC ACID; ENALAPRIL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LITHIUM; METHOTREXATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PROKINETIC AGENT; STEROID; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALNUTRITION; PLAGUE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCURVY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN ULCER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PLAGUE; SCURVY; SEPSIS;

EID: 79953022624     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02413.x     Document Type: Article

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