Scurvy. A case report
An 18-month-old girl presented with irritability, epistaxis, spongy appearance of the gums perifollicular papules with follicular hyperkeratosis, ecchymosis, painful swollen knees and scorbutic rosary. Her diet consisted mainly of wheat flour. X-ray of the knees showed findings compatible wit...
Main Authors: | S Yilmaz, S Karademir, U Ertan, S Kuyucu, O Hallioğlu, B Ocal, N Maviş |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
1998-04-01
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Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3307 |
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