Scorbuto: ancora un problema dei nostri giorni?

Scurvy is a condition due to chronic ascorbic acid deficiency responsible for vascular fragility and impaired bone formation. The result gingival bleeding, petechial lesions articular pain or limb swelling. Children may also present with irritability, limping refusal walk. Because of these symptoms it can be misdiagnosed osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, soft tissue tumour, leukaemia, bleeding disorders other rheumatologic conditions. In highly developed countries rare, but should suspected in children underlying characterized by selective eating as developmental delay autism spectrum disorders. paper presents an emblematic case.