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- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Deficiency (Scurvy)
- SYMPTOMS may include loss of weight, vague muscle and joint pain, weakness,
- lassitude, swollen gums, irritability, loose teeth, new wounds fail to heal,
- old scars break down and spontaneous bleeding.
- CAUSES may be a lack of vitamin C in infants and in adults the causes may
- include a poor diet, thyroid or gastrointestinal disease or pregnancy/nursing
- TREATMENT. Correct diagnosis. Doses of ascorbic acid.