Rittatore M Sofía, El Kik Soraya, Ferrari Mariela F, Krochik Gabriela, Casim Daniel, Quatrone Fabiana
Hospital de Pediatría S.A.M.I.C. "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Arch Argent Pediatr. 2022 Jun;120(3):e137-e141. doi: 10.5546/aap.2022.e137.
Scurvy is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. Although it is currently rare, risk groups in the pediatric population are described in the bibliography, including patients with eating disorders. We report the case of an 11-year-old male adolescent who developed the disease due to a selective eating habit, without fruits or vegetables. The objective of this report is to highlight the importance of complete food anamnesis in consultation with the health team, which allows to suspect and detect early and timely micronutrient deficiency disorders such as scurvy.
