Scurvy in liver transplant patients.
We report on scurvy in 3 liver transplant recipients. Clinical presentation was limited to ecchymotic purpura and mild follicular keratosis with no mucosal involvement. Skin biopsies suggest vitamin C deficiency, which was confirmed by a low level of vitamin C in both sera and leukocyte specimens. Skin lesions dramatically improved within a few weeks after supplementation with ascorbic acid.
Hatuel
Héloïse
H
Department of Dermatology, Cochin Hospital APHP, Faculty of Medicine Paris 5, University of René Descartes, Paris, France.
Buffet
Marc
M
Mateus
Christine
C
Calmus
Yvon
Y
Carlotti
Agnès
A
Dupin
Nicolas
N
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012614:Scurvy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology