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Archivos argentinos de pediatría
versão impressa ISSN 0325-0075versão On-line ISSN 1668-3501
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RITTATORE, M. Sofía et al. Scurvy in adolescence: case report. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2022, vol.120, n.3, pp.15-15. Epub 01-Jun-2022. ISSN 0325-0075. http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2022.e137.
Scurvy is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency
. Although it is currently rare, risk groups in the pediatric population are described in the bibliography, including patients with eating disorders. We report the case of an 11-year-old male adolescent who developed the disease due to a selective eating habit, without fruits or vegetables.
The objective of this report is to highlight the importance of complete food anamnesis in consultation with the health team, which allows to suspect and detect early and timely micronutrient deficiency disorders such as scurvy.
Palavras-chave : scurvy; vitamin C; ascorbic acid; ascorbic acid deficiency; micronutrients.