Irritable bowel syndrome leading to scurvy from a severely restricted diet

A 69-year-old man with irritable bowel syndrome on a restricted diet presented with fatigue, myalgias, extensive bilateral lowerextremity petechiae and ecchymoses, transfusion-refractory anemia, and elevated inflammatory markers. A low serum vitamin C level led to the diagnosis of scurvy. This is th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center 2020-10, Vol.33 (4), p.627-629
Hauptverfasser:	Venkataraman, Vinayak, Olson, Kristian R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Report Case Studies Diet Fatigue Irritable bowel syndrome Vitamin deficiency
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