MR Imaging in a Child with Scurvy: a Case Report.
- Author:
Seung Woo CHOI
1
;
Sun Won PARK
;
Young Se KWON
;
In Suk OH
;
Myung Kwan LIM
;
Won Hong KIM
;
Chang Hae SUH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: Scurvy; Pediatrics; Radiograph; Magnetic resonacne (MR)
- MeSH: Ascorbic Acid/blood/therapeutic use; Bone Diseases, Metabolic/etiology; Cerebral Palsy/complications; Child, Preschool; Cholecalciferol/blood; Developmental Disabilities/complications; Drainage; Female; Femur/pathology/radionuclide imaging/surgery; Fever/etiology; Follow-Up Studies; Hematoma/diagnosis/etiology/surgery; Humans; Knee/radiography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods; Muscle Weakness/etiology; Rare Diseases; Scurvy/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy; Thigh/pathology; Vitamins/therapeutic use
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2007;8(5):443-447
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Scurvy is very rare disease in industrialized societies. Nevertheless, it still exists in higher risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition, such as the elderly and chronic alcoholics. The incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is very low. This study reports a case of scurvy in a 5-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and developmental delay based on MRI findings.
