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MeSH Heading: Scurvy
Tree Number(s): C14.907.454.800; C15.378.463.515.800; C18.654.521.500.133.115.661
Unique ID: D012614
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012614
Scope Note: An acquired blood vessel disorder caused by severe deficiency of vitamin C (ASCORBIC ACID) in the diet leading to defective collagen formation in small blood vessels. Scurvy is characterized by bleeding in any tissue, weakness, ANEMIA, spongy gums, and a brawny induration of the muscles of the calves and legs.
Entry Term(s): Hypoascorbemia; Scorbutus
NLM Classification #: QU 210
See Also: Ascorbic Acid Deficiency
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

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