 Scurvy
"Scurvy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acquired blood vessel disorder caused by severe deficiency of vitamin C (ASCORBIC ACID) in the diet leading to defective collagen formation in small blood vessels. Scurvy is characterized by bleeding in any tissue, weakness, ANEMIA, spongy gums, and a brawny induration of the muscles of the calves and legs.
| Descriptor ID |
D012614
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.454.800 C15.378.463.515.800 C18.654.521.500.133.115.661
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| Concept/Terms |
Scurvy- Scurvy
- Scurvies
- Hypoascorbemia
- Hypoascorbemias
- Scorbutus
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scurvy" by people in Profiles.
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Gilley SP, Ta A, Pryor W, Roper B, Erickson M, Fenton LZ, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Moore JM. What Do We C in Children With Scurvy? A Case Series Focused on Musculoskeletal Symptoms. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 02 01; 14(2):e98-e103.
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Christopher KL, Menachof KK, Fathi R. Scurvy masquerading as reactive arthritis. Cutis. 2019 Mar; 103(3):E21-E23.
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Frank BS, Runciman M, Manning WA, Ivy DD, Abman SH, Howley L. Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Scurvy in a Developmentally Typical Child. J Pediatr. 2019 May; 208:291-291.e2.
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Ma NS, Thompson C, Weston S. Brief Report: Scurvy as a Manifestation of Food Selectivity in Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Apr; 46(4):1464-70.
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Lessing JN, LaMotte ED, Moshiri AS, Mark NM. Perifollicular haemorrhage with corkscrew hair due to scurvy. Postgrad Med J. 2015 Dec; 91(1082):719-20.
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Shavit I, Brown TM. Simultaneous scurvy and Wernicke's encephalopathy in a patient with an ascorbate-responsive dyskinesia. Psychosomatics. 2013 Mar-Apr; 54(2):181-6.
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