Abstract
Scorbut and purpuric hyperkeratotic skin lesions in the elderly: What relationship? A case report
Highlights
Vitamin C is supplied exogenously by diet in human, primate and some animals
There are isolated specific manifestations purely Cutaneous in Hypovitaminosis C that are rarely described in the literature
During human aging a reflex in skin vasodilatation decreases [4,5]. This reduces microcirculation of the skin leading to trophic disorders observed in the skin extremities in the elderly
Summary
Vitamin C level decreases with age, especially in the epidermis [1,2]. There are isolated specific manifestations purely Cutaneous in Hypovitaminosis C that are rarely described in the literature They are a kind of follicular hyperkeratosis, pigmented icthyosis, healing delays and/or even venous ulcers [3]. © Our Dermatol Online 4.2019 www.odermatol.com level of 135/80mmHg and a heart rate of 76/min, pedal pulses were abolished on the left, decreased on the right as well as tibioposterior pulses. Both right and left femoral pulses were well perceived.
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