SCURVY (BARLOWS DISEASE, VIT C DEFICIENCY) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the main diference between rickets & scurvy?
A
Rickets = can’t calcify bone (Vitamin D deficiency)
Scurvy = CAN calcify bone, BUT can’t ossify it. (Vitamin C deficiency)
2
Q
What is the characteristic key of scurvy?
A
“White line of scurvy”
Widening & ↑ density zone of provisional calcification.
3
Q
Who gets Barlow’s disease?
A
Infants fed on pasteurized milk. Leads to irritability & frog-like leg position.
4
Q
Pelkin’s sign, Wimberger’s sign, White line, & atropic line are all indications of what?
A
Scurvy
