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Scurvy presenting with limp and weakness: a case report.

Robin M LundMara L BeckerSteven ShapiroTyler AllisonJulia G Harris
Published in: BMC pediatrics (2019)
Despite being developmentally appropriate, our patient's refusal to eat fruits or vegetables had limited her diet, emphasizing the importance of obtaining a diet history in a child presenting with an unknown diagnosis. In addition, our patient had no other characteristic features of scurvy, which further supports the need to consider this diagnosis in a child presenting with lower extremity weakness or abnormal gait.
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