موهاي پيچي شكل و پورپوراي اطراف آن ها در بيمار مبتلا به اسكوربوت

Corkscrew Hair and Perifollicular Purpura in a Case with Scurvy

Scurvy is result from ascorbic acid deficiency. Many years ago, scurvy occurred in epidemics due to lack of vitamin C in the diet. Of course these epidemics still occur in some parts of the world especially in refugee camps and in populations that subsist mainly on donated creal grains.The incidence of this disease has been less in recent years, but it is seen sporadically in some living on a monotonous diet. we present a case who had been on a restricted diet without fruits and vegetables due to chronic dyspepsia and gastric ulcers and had taken Omeprazol and Bismuth for 3 years. He had ecchymotic patches on his skin and referred to the dermatology clinic. On examination, corkscrew hair with perifollicular purpura on his skin was noticed. Vitamin C deficiency was suggested and for two weeks he was given 1000 mg vitamin C orally per day and the mucocutaneous lesions disappeared.