Une carence oubliee
Maroc Medical Journal Country: Morocco
P-ISSN: 0253-4053
MeSH Terms: / Diagnosis
Broad Subjects: Scurvy ,Radiography , , ,
Citation: A. Rouichi, Une carence oubliee. Maroc Med. 1990; 12 (4): 121-27
The infantile scurvy or Barlow’s disease has not only fallen into oblivion by public but has been ignored by doctors as well. Authors report one case of infantile scurvy. It’s a four years boy hospitalised because of total functional helplessness of lower limbs, kenees and ankles arthritis as well as distinctive hemmoragic signs. The diagnosis was precised by radiological tests and the confirmation by specific and exclusive therapeutic which allows walking recovery and the progressive disappearance of radiological anomalies
