Background: Vitamin C deficiency remains an underrecognized cause of musculoskeletal symptoms in children with suboptimal nutrition. Vitamin C plays major roles in collagen, nitric oxide, and norepinephrine formation, and is essential from the diet because humans cannot synthesize it. In children with scurvy, musculoskeletal symptoms such as limp or refusal to bear weight, occur in approximately 80% of patients. Early recognition can prevent invasive, costly workups and limit morbidity. Objective: To characterize skeletal imaging features of scurvy in a pediatric case series. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2022 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2022

Authors: Pryor William, Browne Lorna, Gilley Stephanie, Moore Jaime, Fenton Laura

Keywords: scurvy, vitamin C deficiency, MRI