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Query: UMLS:C0036474 (
scurvy
)
685
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Scurvy
occurred in an elderly man with fatigue,
dyspnea on exertion
, and extensive ecchymoses and brawny edema of the legs. Platelet count, prothrombin time, and partial thromboplastin time were normal, but serum ascorbic acid level was very low. Other signs considered to be classic and almost pathognomonic for were absent: bleeding gums, hyperkeratotic follicles, coiled hairs, and perifollicular hemorrhages. Reliance on these well-known features of
scurvy
may obscure or delay diagnosis of an easily cured disorder Severe
scurvy
is most commonly suggested by tenderness, extensive ecchymoses, and brawny edema of the lower extremities.
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PMID:Bachelor scurvy. 709 49
