Scurvy Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency

• Facts:
  Commonly seen in 6 to 24 months old infants
  Leads to decreased osteoid formation
• History / PE:
  Pseudoparalysis (frogs legs)
  Bluish-purple and spongy/swollen gums over upper incisors
  Depression of sternum
  
• Diagnosis:
  Radiological confirmation (pencil point thickness of long bones cortex, sharply outlined epiphyseal ends)
• See Also:
  Rickets