Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome

Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome

Scurvy is a potentially lethal condition caused by inadequate vitamin C intake. Hypovitaminosis of vitamin C causes vessel fragility and follicular hyperkeratosis that can lead to palpable purpuric skin lesions. In this case report, we aim to remind readers that scurvy still occurs in Western countr...

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Main Authors: Anne Friesgaard Christensen, Ole Clemmensen, Peter Junker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/678427
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spelling doaj-a619222840f94419846e8ee9b5aa78882020-11-25T01:01:16ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972013-01-01201310.1155/2013/678427678427Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected OutcomeAnne Friesgaard Christensen0Ole Clemmensen1Peter Junker2Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, DenmarkDepartment of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, DenmarkScurvy is a potentially lethal condition caused by inadequate vitamin C intake. Hypovitaminosis of vitamin C causes vessel fragility and follicular hyperkeratosis that can lead to palpable purpuric skin lesions. In this case report, we aim to remind readers that scurvy still occurs in Western countries and that the clinical presentation may resemble vasculitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/678427
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title Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome
title_short Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome
title_full Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome
title_fullStr Palpable Purpura with an Unexpected Outcome
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Rheumatology
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2090-6897
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Scurvy is a potentially lethal condition caused by inadequate vitamin C intake. Hypovitaminosis of vitamin C causes vessel fragility and follicular hyperkeratosis that can lead to palpable purpuric skin lesions. In this case report, we aim to remind readers that scurvy still occurs in Western countries and that the clinical presentation may resemble vasculitis.
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