[Scurvy--a wrongly forgotten avitaminosis].
We treated a chronic alcoholic patient who showed all the symptoms of scurvy (petechiae, greyish skin colour, areas of thinning hair on the head, gingivitis, elevated liver enzyme levels, hyponatraemia, hypalbuminaemia and hypothyroidism) at admission. Even today, alcoholics and chronically ill people in particular can develop symptoms of diet-related vitamin C deficiency.
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover. Bohrer.Ina@MH-Hannover.de
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001206:Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012614:Scurvy / Q000175:diagnosis*
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