Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome

Scurvy is a potentially lethal condition caused by inadequate vitamin C intake. Hypovitaminosis of vitamin C causes vessel fragility and follicular hyperkeratosis that can lead to palpable purpuric skin lesions. In this case report, we aim to remind readers that scurvy still occurs in Western countr...

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Main Authors: Anne Friesgaard Christensen, Ole Clemmensen, Peter Junker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/678427
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