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Scurvy in a Patient with Depression

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Scurvy is a nearly-forgotten disease in developed countries where adequate nutrition is easily available. It still may occur, however, when, for a variety of reasons, people fail to eat a diet containing adequate vitamin C. We report the case of a 52-year-old patient with depression who developed scurvy.

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We thank Dr. Mary Jeanne Buttrey for critical reading and correction of the manuscript.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chen-Wang Chang, Ming-Jen Chen, Tsang-En Wang, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Ching-Chung Lin & Chia-Yuan Liu

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, No. 92, Sec. 2, Chung-Shan N. Road, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ming-Jen Chen

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Chang, CW., Chen, MJ., Wang, TE. et al. Scurvy in a Patient with Depression. Dig Dis Sci 52, 1259–1261 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-9018-8

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