MR imaging in a child with scurvy: a case report

Scurvy is very rare disease in industrialized societies. Nevertheless, it still exists in higher risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition, such as the elderly and chronic alcoholics. The incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is very low. This study r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Korean journal of radiology 2007, 8(5), , pp.443-447
Hauptverfasser:	Choi, Seung Woo, Park, Sun-Won, Kwon, Young Se, Oh, In Suk, Lim, Myung Kwan, Kim, Won Hong, Suh, Chang Hae
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscesses Antibiotics Ascorbic Acid - blood Ascorbic Acid - therapeutic use Bone Diseases, Metabolic - etiology Bone marrow Calcification Case Report Case reports Cerebral Palsy - complications Child, Preschool Cholecalciferol - blood Developmental Disabilities - complications Drainage Female Femur - diagnostic imaging Femur - pathology Femur - surgery Fever - etiology Follow-Up Studies Hematoma Hematoma - diagnosis Hematoma - etiology Hematoma - surgery Humans Knee - diagnostic imaging Laboratories Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Muscle Weakness - etiology Pediatrics Radiography Radionuclide Imaging Rare Diseases Scintigraphy Scurvy - complications Scurvy - diagnosis Scurvy - drug therapy Thigh - pathology Vitamin C Vitamins - therapeutic use 방사선과학
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Zusammenfassung:	Scurvy is very rare disease in industrialized societies. Nevertheless, it still exists in higher risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition, such as the elderly and chronic alcoholics. The incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is very low. This study reports a case of scurvy in a 5-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and developmental delay based on MRI findings.
ISSN:	1229-6929 2005-8330
DOI:	10.3348/kjr.2007.8.5.443