Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case report
Over a five-month period, clinicians in Tana River County Kenya observed an increasing number of patients presenting to health facilities with a common collection of symptoms including fevers, joint pains and gum hypertrophy. After initial investigative and management strategies failed to reveal a d...
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| description | Over a five-month period, clinicians in Tana River County Kenya observed an increasing number of patients presenting to health facilities with a common collection of symptoms including fevers, joint pains and gum hypertrophy. After initial investigative and management strategies failed to reveal a diagnosis, patients were empirically commenced on ascorbic acid for presumed scurvy. This strategy resulted in the rapid resolution of symptoms in 65 patients within two weeks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-208317be9c5649918224489bc610b0372022-12-22T03:22:32ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine2071-29282071-29362018-10-01101e1e310.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1811577Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case reportPeter Halestrap0Sue Scheenstra1Family Medicine Department, Africa Inland Church, Kijabe HospitalAfrica Inland Church Health Ministries, Kijabe HospitalOver a five-month period, clinicians in Tana River County Kenya observed an increasing number of patients presenting to health facilities with a common collection of symptoms including fevers, joint pains and gum hypertrophy. After initial investigative and management strategies failed to reveal a diagnosis, patients were empirically commenced on ascorbic acid for presumed scurvy. This strategy resulted in the rapid resolution of symptoms in 65 patients within two weeks.https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1811scurvynutritionprimary care |
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| title | Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case report |
| title_full | Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case report |
| title_short | Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case report |
| title_sort | outbreak of scurvy in tana river county kenya a case report |
| topic | scurvy nutrition primary care |
| url | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1811 |
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