MR imaging in a child with scurvy: a case report.
Scurvy is very rare disease in industrialized societies. Nevertheless, it still exists in higher risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition, such as the elderly and chronic alcoholics. The incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is very low. This study reports a case of scurvy in a 5-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and developmental delay based on MRI findings.
Choi
Seung Woo
SW
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Park
Sun-Won
SW
Kwon
Young Se
YS
Oh
In Suk
IS
Lim
Myung Kwan
MK
Kim
Won Hong
WH
Suh
Chang Hae
CH
D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000209:etiology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000097:blood; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012614:Scurvy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014815:Vitamins; D002762:Cholecalciferol; D001205:Ascorbic Acid