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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1980;23(9):730-736. Published online September 15, 1980.

A case of Scurvy.

Jun Hee Sul¹, Chul Lee¹, Duk Hee Kim¹, Pyung Kil Kim¹, Duk Jin Yun¹, Ki Keun Oh²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Scurvy is a manifestation of deficiency of vitamin C, which was characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis, hemorrhagic manifestation, fatigue, muscular ache and pains, swollen jonts, swollen bleeding gums, and peripheral edema. Rescently we experienced a cases of scurvy in 13 month old boy who had been nourished by artificial feedings with ricegruel without additional vitamin C. Rentgenographic findings of bone revealed rosaries in all costochondral junctions and typical scorvutic changes in both femur. Scury is very rare disease in korea now. A brief review of literature was done.

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