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Scurvy in liver transplant patients.

Abstract
We report on scurvy in 3 liver transplant recipients. Clinical presentation was limited to ecchymotic purpura and mild follicular keratosis with no mucosal involvement. Skin biopsies suggest vitamin C deficiency, which was confirmed by a low level of vitamin C in both sera and leukocyte specimens. Skin lesions dramatically improved within a few weeks after supplementation with ascorbic acid.
AuthorsHéloïse Hatuel, Marc Buffet, Christine Mateus, Yvon Calmus, Agnès Carlotti, Nicolas Dupin
JournalJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology (J Am Acad Dermatol) Vol. 55 Issue 1 Pg. 154-6 (Jul 2006) ISSN: 1097-6787 [Electronic] United States
PMID16781313 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation (adverse effects)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Scurvy (etiology, pathology)

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