Scurvy: the almost forgotten disease – a case report

Autor:	E Kakulas, T Manzie, G Celine
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Vitamin C business.industry Dietary intake Incidence (epidemiology) Disease Hyperplasia Scurvy General diet medicine.disease Hypovitaminosis medicine business General Dentistry
Zdroj:	Australian Dental Journal. 67:100-103
ISSN:	1834-7819 0045-0421
Popis:	Hypovitaminosis C, or scurvy, is thought to be an uncommon condition. Although prevalent in the 19th century, its ease of absorption and availability in a general diet has greatly reduced its incidence. Vitamin C is necessary for a number of physiological processes and deficiency can result in a number of complications including bleeding/bruising, anaemia and gingival hyperplasia. This case report demonstrates a case of hypovitaminosis C presenting to a tertiary hospital related to poor dietary intake in a patient with behavioural medical conditions. Treatment consisted of oral supplementation of vitamin C with almost immediate resolution of presenting symptoms.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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