ReviewJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma2015
Scurvy in pediatric age group - A disease often forgotten?
Review in Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 171 citations in OpenAlex.
- Contemporary Scurvy in Vulnerable Populations in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
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- Scurvy Masquerading as Malignancy: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Child With Severe Selective Eating.Cureus · 2026Article
- Pediatric scurvy and eating disorders: the feasibility of a tasteless, odorless multiple-micronutrient powder for avoidance of tube feeding.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2026Article
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- Scurvy, all the faces you can see: our experience and review of the literature.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Review
- Hip Involvement in Pediatric Scurvy: Early Magnetic Imaging Signs.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Case Report: Autistic child with restrictive eating behaviour, limping gait and erythematous gingival mass-scurvy?Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness of introducing fresh fruits in Anganwadi menu among children between 3-6 years in Mysuru city.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Scurvy and vitamin C deficiency in an Australian tertiary children's hospital.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2024Article
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away: pediatric scurvy case report and mini review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Review
- A case report of a childhood scurvy musculoskeletal manifestation: Radiologic findings and diagnostic implications.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- The Troubling Rise of Scurvy: A Review and National Analysis of Incidence, Associated Risk Factors, and Clinical Manifestations.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024Review
- The Impact of Vitamin Deficiencies on Oral Manifestations in Children.Dentistry journal · 2024Review
- Scurvy in an Adolescent: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Case report: A Boy with an inability to walk; do not forget about scurvy.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2024Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Scurvy is caused by prolonged severe dietary deficiency of vitamin C. Being rare as compared to other nutritional deficiencies, it is seldom suspected and this frequently leads to delayed recognition of this disorder. Children with abnormal dietary habits, mental illness or physical disabilities are prone to develop this disease. The disease spectrum of scurvy is quite varied and includes dermatological, dental, bone and systemic manifestations. Subperiosteal hematoma, ring epiphysis, metaphyseal white line and rarefaction zone along with epiphyseal slips are common radiological findings. High index of suspicion, detailed history and bilateral limb radiographs aids physician in diagnosing this eternal masquerader. We searched Pubmed for recent literature (2009-2014) with search terms "scurvy" "vitamin C deficiency" "ascorbic acid deficiency" "scurvy and children" "scurvy and pediatric age group". There were a total of 36 articles relevant to pediatric scurvy in children (7 reviews and 29 case reports) which were retrieved. The review briefly recapitulates the role of vitamin C, the various disease manifestations and the treatment of scurvy to create awareness of the disease which still is reported from our country, although sporadically. The recent advances related to scurvy and its management in pediatric age group are also incorporated.
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