A case of scurvy rarely encountered in Japan.
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.
Haraguchi
G
G
Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Yamada
S
S
Tanaka
M
M
Hashimoto
Y
Y
Kakuta
T
T
Kishi
Y
Y
Maruyama
Y
Y
Numano
F
F
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
D001205:Ascorbic Acid