Scurvy with Oral and General Manifestations
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Musculoskeletal manifestations of scurvy.
Scurvy occurs in individuals who eat inadequate amounts of fresh fruit or vegetables, often because of dietary imbalances related to advanced age or homelessness. Asthenia, vascular purpura, bleeding, and gum abnormalities are the main symptoms. In 80% of cases, the manifestations of scurvy include musculoskeletal symptoms consisting of arthralgia, myalgia, hemarthrosis, and muscular hematomas....
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1936
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591573602901203