Scurvy in a 4-Year-Old Child
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor.—In view of the rarity of avitaminosis C at the present time,1 owing to improvement of socioeconomic conditions in most countries, we have considered it worthwhile to report a case of scurvy in a 4-year-old boy. The disease is very rare at this age, appearing usually in association with feeding difficulties, ie, in children with mental retardation.2 Report of a Case A 4-year-old boy was admitted to the Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital in March 1972 because...