Scurvy in liver transplant patients - 09/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.10.030
Héloïse Hatuel, MD a, Marc Buffet, MD a, Christine Mateus, MD a, Yvon Calmus, MD b, Agnès Carlotti, MD c, Nicolas Dupin, MD a, ⁎ 
a From the Departments of Dermatology
b Surgery
c Pathology, Cochin Hospital APHP, Faculty of Medicine Paris 5, University of René Descartes, Paris, France
Correspondence to: Prof Nicolas Dupin, Service de Dermatologie, Pavillon Tarnier, Hôpital Cochin, Faculté de Médecine Paris 5, Université René Descartes, 89 rue d’Assas, Paris, France.Paris, France
Abstract |
We report on scurvy in 3 liver transplant recipients. Clinical presentation was limited to ecchymotic purpura and mild follicular keratosis with no mucosal involvement. Skin biopsies suggest vitamin C deficiency, which was confirmed by a low level of vitamin C in both sera and leukocyte specimens. Skin lesions dramatically improved within a few weeks after supplementation with ascorbic acid.
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Vol 55 - N° 1
P. 154-156 - juillet 2006 Retour au numéro
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