Scurvy - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Scurvy
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Synonyms
Scorbutus
Barlow disease
Causes
Vitamin C deficiency
Effects
Fragile blood vessel
Gingivitis
Gum hyperplasia
Bleeding gums
Corkscrew hair
Subperiosteal haemorrhage
Pathological fracture
Haemarthrosis
Perifollicular haemorrhage
Anaemia of chronic disease
Anxiety
Halitosis
Subconjunctival haemorrhage
Parents
Metabolic bone disease
Description
"Impaired collagen synthesis"
Type item name:
Sanjay Manohar
2006