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Osteoskeletal manifestations of scurvy: MRI and ultrasound findings

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Scurvy has become very rare in the modern world. The incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is extremely low. In the pediatric population, musculoskeletal manifestations are more common and multiple subperiosteal hematomas are an important indicator for the diagnosis of scurvy. Although magnetic resonance imaging findings of scurvy are well described in the literature, to our knowledge, ultrasound findings have not yet been described. In this article, we report a case of scurvy with associated magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound findings.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, 55139, Samsun, Turkey

    Ahmet Veysel Polat, Tumay Bekci & Mustafa Bekir Selcuk

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, 55139, Samsun, Turkey

    Ferhat Say

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, 55139, Samsun, Turkey

    Emrah Bolukbas

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Polat, A.V., Bekci, T., Say, F. et al. Osteoskeletal manifestations of scurvy: MRI and ultrasound findings. Skeletal Radiol 44, 1161–1164 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-014-2093-1

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