Sunilkumar Kakadia

Dr. Sunilkumar Kakadia

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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26 February 2022 in Cureus
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FAFNU Amisha
FNU Amisha
SGSai Nikhila Ghanta NA Ghanta
Sai Nikhila Ghanta NA Ghanta
AKAmudha Kumar
Amudha Kumar
TFTyler Fugere
Tyler Fugere
PMParas Malik
Paras Malik
SKSunilkumar Kakadia
Sunilkumar Kakadia
Scurvy is a nutritional disorder caused by vitamin C deficiency. It was a notorious disease in the ancient world, especially among the sailors, and is of rare occurrence in contemporary, developed countries due to increased access and advancement in nutrition services. Scurvy primarily affects the skin and soft tissue, presenting with a myriad of clinical manifestations ranging from musculoskeletal to bleeding-related complaints and even sudden death in later stages. In this article, we present the case of an elderly female with scurvy-related weakness and gait instability leading to mechanical falls, easy bruising, fatigue, and petechial rash. She had improvement in her constitutional symptoms after the initiation of vitamin C supplements. This case reinforces the need to consider scurvy as one of the differentials for petechial rash and easy bruising apart from bleeding diathesis and vasculitis in the contemporary world, especially in at-risk populations.