A case of scurvy presenting with cutaneous and articular signs
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Clinical Rheumatology
- Vol. 12 (2) , 278-280
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02231544
Abstract
Summary This report is on a patient, who presented purpura and hemarthrosis in a context of vitamin C deficiency. This case gives us the opportunity to discuss the differential diagnosis, the clinical features, the pathogenicity and the treatment of this rare condition.Keywords
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