Ascorbic Acid Deficiency

Overview

A condition due to a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), characterized by malaise, lethargy, and weakness. As the disease progresses, joints, muscles, and subcutaneous tissues may become the sites of hemorrhage. Ascorbic acid deficiency frequently develops into SCURVY in young children fed unsupplemented cow's milk exclusively during their first year. It develops also commonly in chronic alcoholism. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1177)

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Quick facts about Ascorbic Acid Deficiency

Topic type

Condition

Category

General Healthcare

MeSH classification

C18.654.521.500.133.115

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