A Rare Case of Scurvy in an Otherwise Healthy Child: Diagnosis Through Oral Signs

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 536-538

  Bacci, Christian ^a   Sivolella, Stefano ^a   Pellegrini, Jacopo ^a   Favero, Lorenzo ^a   Berengo, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Avitaminosis C; Scurvy

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCURVY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; SCURVY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955700782     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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