Easy bruisability and fatigue in young lady; Diagnostic clue to Scurvy

Abstract

 A case of scurvy is reported in young lady with fatigue, easy bruisability , low mood and  cutaneous features, suggestive of the clinical diagnosis of SCURVY. This case is presented to remind the young doctors to consider this disease , as it presents insidiously with debilitating repercussions, particularly in the  low socioeconomic groups . It can easily be missed, yet is easily treated, therefore high index of suspicion should be kept in the  undernourished patients.