Scurvy: Difference between revisions

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'''Scurvy''', known as '''Barlow's disease''' in infants, is a [[disease]] that results from insufficient intake of [[vitamin C]] and leads to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all [[mucous membrane]]s. The spots are most abundant on the thighs and legs, and a person with the ailment looks pale, feels depressed, and is partially immobilized. Scurvy was at one time common among [[sailors]] whose [[ship]]s were out to sea longer than perishable [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s could be stored and by [[soldier]]s who were similarly separated from these foods for extended periods.

In infants, scurvy is sometimes referred to as '''Barlow's Disease,''' named after Sir [[Thomas Barlow (medicine)|Thomas Barlow]] ([[1845]]-[[1945]]), a British [[physician]] who first described it. Barlow's disease is different from [[Barlow's syndrome]].

Scurvy is also known as '''Moeller's disease''' and '''Cheadle's disease'''.

== Symptoms ==

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