title: A case of scurvy rarely encountered in Japan.
abstract: We report a case of scurvy, which is rarely encountered in Japan. A 75-year-old male was hospitalized with diffuse subcutaneous hemorrhaging of both feet, pain on walking, and shortness of breath. A remarkably low serum level of vitamin C was confirmed. Administration of ascorbic acid dramatically improved his clinical symptoms. Improvement paralleled the increase of serum vitamin C level. This case underscores the important role of vitamin C on the integrity function of the vessel wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakuta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Numano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain; D012614:Scurvy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid