Is vitamin C enough? A case report of scurvy in a five-year-old girl and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous cases of scurvy secondary to diet limitations have been reported in the literature with most being boys with special needs. To date, the focus of the literature describing vitamin C deficiency has been the medical sequelae of the deficiency. There has been little attention given underlying diet limitations causing the vitamin C deficiency.

Case presentation

A five-year-old female with typical development initially presented with rash, then later for pain in both lower extremities. After evaluation revealed vitamin C deficiency, she was admitted into an intensive day treatment feeding program. A feeding assessment found she had life-long problems with eating and had a diet that never exceeded ten foods. Across the course of treatment, she learned to eat 29

SUBMITTER: Hahn T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408840 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature