title: Scurvy occurring in a teenager.
abstract: Scurvy is now an uncommon condition in the western world. We report a case of scurvy in a 14-year-old female with an inadequate diet who developed a purpuric rash affecting her trunk and legs. The rash resolved dramatically with ascorbic acid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: McKenna
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011693:Purpura / Q000473:pathology; D012614:Scurvy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid