Scurvy is a nutritional disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C.
Common symptoms include pinpoint bleeding around hair follicles,
along the gums, and under the nails, as seen in this
photograph.This disease rarely occurs in the United States.
Review Date: 01/31/2011
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
