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Quiet A Puzzle: A Case Report Of 15 Year Old Female With Severe Anemia Due To Scurvy, Shaikha Alqahtani, Wang Zhihong
Quiet A Puzzle: A Case Report Of 15 Year Old Female With Severe Anemia Due To Scurvy, Shaikha Alqahtani, Wang Zhihong
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Resident and Fellow Research Day Posters
Scurvy is historically thought of a disease affecting sailors in the seventeenth century. Vitamin C deficiency is rare in the developed world. It is mainly found in patients with poor nutrition and specifically those with developmental delay. The spectrum of scurvy is varied and includes dermatological, dental, bone and systemic manifestations. We present to you a case of a 15 year old female with a history of trisomy 21 presenting with severe anemia as a direct cause of vitamin C deficiency.
She presented with a one month history of progressive bilateral lower extremity bruising and inability to walk. Physical exam …