ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2020
Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Scurvy in a Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder: a Case Report and Literature Review.
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- Vitamin deficiency, a neglected risk factor for post-anesthesia complications: a systematic review.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Vitamin C deficiency can lead to pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review of case reports.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Addressing micronutrient deficiencies and vitamin metabolism disorders in pediatric pulmonary hypertension: a strategic proposal for low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- What Do We C in Children With Scurvy? A Case Series Focused on Musculoskeletal Symptoms.Hospital pediatrics · 2024Article
- Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Scurvy in a Young Adult With Poor Dietary Habits: A Case Report and Literature Review.Case reports in dermatological medicine · 2024Article
- Reversible severe pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure with cardiogenic shock due to scurvy: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2023Article
- An Unbalanced Diet Limited to the Consumption of Boiled Vegetables Led to the Onset of Scurvy.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Article
- Case report: Pulmonary hypertensive crisis leading to cardiac arrest during endoscopic evaluation in a 6-year-old boy with autism, severe malnutrition, and undiagnosed scurvy.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Multivalve dysfunction and cardiogenic shock linked to scurvy: A case report.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2021Article
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- Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient with Scurvy: Can a Vitamin Reverse It?Case reports in medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can be related to several diseases, such as connective tissue disorders and pulmonary embolism, or to drugs; it may also be idiopathic. Few cases have been reported demonstrating an association between ascorbic acid deficiency and reversible PH. We report the case of a patient who arrived at the emergency department with dyspnoea, tachycardia and lower limb perifollicular haemorrhage. Examinations, including a transthoracic echocardiogram, revealed enlarged right chambers and an estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure of 61 mmHg. Further evaluation revealed poor food intake due to paranoid personality disorder, leading to ascorbic acid deficiency and manifestations of scurvy. LEARNING POINTS: Diagnosing ascorbic acid deficiency is important as associated pulmonary hypertension could be completely resolved with appropriate treatment.Ascorbic acid deficiency is a condition that can still be found in many countries, including developed ones.Patients suffering from psychiatric disorders are at high risk of scurvy.
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