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An acquired blood vessel disorder caused by severe deficiency of vitamin C (ASCORBIC ACID) in the diet leading to defective collagen formation in small blood vessels. Scurvy is characterized by bleeding in any tissue, weakness, ANEMIA, spongy gums, and a brawny induration of the muscles of the calves and legs.
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- Hypoascorbemia
- Scorbutus
- Hypoascorbemias
- Scurvies
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Scurvy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012614. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012614
- Scurvy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scurvy
- Scurvy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163865