Clinically significant vitamin C deficiency in rheumatoid arthritis.
Three elderly rheumatoid patients are described with significant cutaneous haemorrhages. All patients were ascorbic-acid deficient, and treatment with vitamin C supplements led to resolution of these lesions.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology*; D001206:Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology