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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| description | 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 countries and that the clinical presentation may resemble vasculitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a619222840f94419846e8ee9b5aa78882025-02-03T01:10:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972013-01-01201310.1155/2013/678427678427Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected OutcomeAnne Friesgaard Christensen0Ole Clemmensen1Peter Junker2Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, DenmarkDepartment of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, DenmarkScurvy 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 countries and that the clinical presentation may resemble vasculitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/678427 |
| spellingShingle | Anne Friesgaard Christensen Ole Clemmensen Peter Junker Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome Case Reports in Rheumatology |
| title | Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome |
| title_full | Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome |
| title_fullStr | Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome |
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