Scurvy in a young man: a rare case report

Frontiers in Nutrition

Nutrition

Dong-Zhou Liu¹  Yu-Lan Chen¹  Jie-Wen Guo²  Rui-Ling Lu²  Bao-dong Sun³ 

[1] Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China;The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University (Shenzhen People’s Hospital), Shenzhen, China;The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University (Shenzhen People’s Hospital), Shenzhen, China;Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China;

关键词: scurvy;    vitamin C deficiency;    dietary patterns change;    staying indoors;    lower extremities pain;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnut.2023.1265334

 received in 2023-07-22, accepted in 2023-09-18,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Scurvy, resulting from vitamin C deficiency, has nonspecific constitutional symptoms, including weakness, malaise, and fatigue. It is frequently misdiagnosed due to the lack of specific clinical manifestations. Although there are sporadic cases of scurvy currently reported in children, scurvy in young people is seldom encountered. Here, we report on a 25-year-old male patient without any underlying conditions who presented with severe pain and ecchymoses of both lower extremities. He was diagnosed with scurvy due to a long history of staying indoors and inadequate intake of fruits or vegetables.

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