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Query: UMLS:C0036474 (
scurvy
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A 69-year-old man with irritable bowel syndrome on a restricted diet presented with fatigue, myalgias, extensive bilateral lower-extremity petechiae and ecchymoses, transfusion-
refractory anemia
, and elevated inflammatory markers. A low serum vitamin C level led to the diagnosis of
scurvy
. This is the first reported case of vitamin C deficiency and clinical
scurvy
related to voluntary dietary restriction from irritable bowel syndrome in an adult patient.
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PMID:Irritable bowel syndrome leading to scurvy from a severely restricted diet. 3310 May 49
