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Abstract
Adult scurvy is a specific dietary deficiency disease which is rarely seen nowadays.
The very striking oral changes, though not specific, should suggest vitamin C deficiency.
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© 1961 The C. V. Mosby Company. Published by Elsevier Inc.
