Swollen gums, mucosal bleeding, poor wound healing, petechiae - Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency: can't hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis)
Scurvy โ swollen gums, easy bruising, petechiae, hemarthrosis, anemia, poor wound healing, perifollicular and subperiosteal hemorrhages, โcorkscrewโ hair. Weakened immune response.
Vitamin C deficiency causes sCurvy due to a Collagen synthesis defect.
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Swollen gums, mucosal bleeding, poor wound healing, petechiae - Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency: can't hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis)
Scurvy โ swollen gums, easy bruising, petechiae, hemarthrosis, anemia, poor wound healing, perifollicular and subperiosteal hemorrhages, โcorkscrewโ hair. Weakened immune response.
Vitamin C deficiency causes sCurvy due to a Collagen synthesis defect.