Scurvy presenting with cutaneous and articular signs and decrease in red and white blood cells

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 879-881

  Yalçin, Atilla ^a   Ural, A Uǧur ^a   Beyan, Cengiz ^a   Taştan, Bülent ^a   Demiriz, Murat ^a   Çetin, Türker ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PURPURA; SCURVY;

EID: 8044259618     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb05056.x     Document Type: Article

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