Problemi speciali
Scorbuto 2017 attraverso i casi
Scurvy in 2017 through cases
Ester Conversano1, Rosalba Bergamaschi2, Giulia Ingrasciotta3, Aanna Martoni4, Sara Monti4, Marco Cattalini3
1Università di Trieste
2Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico “Sant’Orsola-Malpighi”, Bologna
3Università di Brescia
4Università di Bologna
Giugno 2017 - pagg. 365 -370
Abstract
Scurvy is an uncommon presentation of vitamin deficiency that in our century is becoming
more and more common, especially in patients with cognitive disorder. Being an uncommon
disease, diagnosis is often delayed and can lead to unnecessary complex workup.
It can be avoided by precocious diagnosis, knowing typical and rare manifestation. Clinical
presentation is very variable and includes gingival, cutaneous, and musculoskeletal
involvement that is pathognomonic. Laboratory diagnosis can be difficult to obtain
whereas the clinical response after ascorbic acid supplementation leads to scurvy diagnosis.
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Corrispondenza: esterconversano@gmail.com