Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors’ disease

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers’ disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows. In an article published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, clinicians describe how scurvy should be considered in patients with abnormal bleeding and nonspecific symptoms.

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