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Internist (Berl)
; 61(2): 213-216, 2020 Feb.
Artigo
em Alemão
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31915842
RESUMO
A female patient presented with exertional dyspnea, myalgia, a petechial rash of the lower extremities and pronounced gingivitis. The biochemical test results showed the presence of anemia. The patient had a known eating disorder and on questioning about eating habits admitted that she did not eat any fruit or vegetables. This led to the suspicion of a vitamin C deficiency, which was confirmed by high-pressure liquid chromatography. The patient was subsequently treated with 1000â¯mg ascorbic acid daily for 1 month whereby the clinical symptoms and anemia improved within a few weeks.