title: A painful limp.
abstract: We describe a healthy 18-month-old child who developed a painful limp, without a history of trauma or fever. The initial laboratory investigations showed normal results but the radiological findings were suggestive of scurvy. Diagnosis was confirmed by blood tests and by a rapid recovery following replacement therapy.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Unit, Al-Hasa Specialty Services Division, Saudi Aramco - Al-Hasa Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Saudi Arabia. hassibnarchi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Narchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012614:Scurvy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid