X ray findings reveal Scurvy in 2 year old: A case study
Recently a rare case of scurvy in a 2-year-old girl diagnosed on an X-ray was reported in Buffalo, NY, U.S.A, and published in the Visual Journal of Imaging in Emergency Medicine.
Even now a days Scurvy is reported sporadically in the developed world.The subclinical vitamin C deficiency in the general population is being recognized increasingly. Therefore the need for clinicians to be aware of this disease remains. Vitamin C deficiency must persist for eight to 12 weeks before it causes scurvy.
In this case report, by a group of researchers from Buffalo, U.S.A. the girl presented with history of petechial rash. On arrival, she was described as underweight and disheveled, and she was not able to bear weight due to bilateral leg pain. She had been complaining of intermittent fever and joint pain for a month.
An initial oropharyngeal exam revealed mucous membranes with bleeding and receding gingiva, while a dermatologic exam revealed scant scattered ecchymosis and bilateral petechiae with perifollicular hemorrhages most prominent on her lower extremities, wrote the authors of the report.
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