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@Ms. Bitters: You may be dead-on wrt anorexia and scurvy.
Severe scurvy: an underestimated disease
From the medical journal Nature > European Journal of Clinical NutritionAbstract
Scurvy is one of the oldest diseases in human history. Nowadays, although scurvy tends to become a forgotten disease in developed country, rare cases still occur, especially in people undergoing extreme diet, old people or children with poor diet and patients with malabsorption.
We describe three cases of scurvy. The first case is a patient diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, the second one is in a context of anorexia nervosa and drug addiction, and the third case is in a context of social isolation.
Early recognition of scurvy can be difficult because symptoms may appear nonspecific and can mimic more common conditions.
In any patient with spontaneous hematoma and purpura, in the context of nutritional disorder, scurvy should be systematically considered.
As this disease can lead to severe complications, such as bone pain, heart failure or gastrointestinal symptoms, nothing should delay vitamin C supplementation, which is a simple and rapidly effective treatment.
| Example of patient DX'd with scurvy * [Ibid., above-cited "Nature" medjournal abstract] * [Patient presented with] classic symptoms such as petechiae or hyperkeratosis of the legs involving collagen metabolism... | Example re. scurvy presenting on the leg * [From the "Dermatology Online" medournal] * The patient was on a self-imposed, limited diet with essentially no citrus fruit products. |
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Eugenia's skin in close-ups:
Advancing scurvy might explain why the only medical professional she routinely sees is her dentist.
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Fer Gawd's sake, Eugenia:
Go suck on a 0-calorie lemon...
...before Lawd Scurvy comes for yo' teefs.
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