Scurvy is Back
Background and objective: Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, first described by Hippocrates, is known to many as ‘The Pirates’ Disease’. Although a disease rarely acknowledged in modern medicine, we present 2 cases of elderly gentlemen found to have scurvy, who improved significantly on treatme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Nutrition and Metabolic Insights |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1178638818809097 |