Unusual presentation of scurvy mimicking a neuroblastoma

Unusual presentation of scurvy mimicking a neuroblastoma

Scurvy, a disease related to ascorbic acid deficiency, remains rare in industrial countries. Ascorbic acid is a vitamin that intervenes most notably in the synthesis of collagen and catecholamines. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy hospitalized in a pediatric oncology unit because of an unusual...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2011-01, Vol.18 (1), p.37-40
Hauptverfasser: Rethore, S, Leblond, P, Thebaud, E, Sonna, M, Legrand, C, Rocourt, N, Defachelles, A-S
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Sprache:fre
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Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Muscle Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neuroblastoma - diagnosis
Scurvy - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:Scurvy, a disease related to ascorbic acid deficiency, remains rare in industrial countries. Ascorbic acid is a vitamin that intervenes most notably in the synthesis of collagen and catecholamines. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy hospitalized in a pediatric oncology unit because of an unusual presentation of scurvy revealed by pain and a significant increase in urinary catecholamine levels, raising fear of a neuroblastoma.
ISSN:0929-693X
1769-664X
DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2010.09.016