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Diffuse Nonscarring Alopecia of Scalp: An Indicator of Early Infantile Scurvy?
Author(s) -
RAGUNATHA SHIVANNA,
INAMADAR ARUN C.,
PALIT APARNA,
SAMPAGAVI VISHWANATH V.,
DESHMUKH NIRANJAN S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00779.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scalp , scurvy , dermatology , pediatrics , vitamin c
An infant with diffuse nonscarring alopecia of scalp and radiologic features of scurvy responded dramatically to oral vitamin C therapy. The characteristic cutaneous manifestations of scurvy are usually not seen in infancy. The manifestations of initial stage of scurvy that are not related to collagen synthesis, as in the present case, should alert to the possibility of this potentially fatal condition.