TY - JOUR T1 - Childhood Scurvy: A Pediatric Rheumatology Perspective JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 201 LP - 202 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.120900 VL - 40 IS - 2 AU - DAX G. RUMSEY AU - ALAN M. ROSENBERG Y1 - 2013/02/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/40/2/201.abstract N2 - Vitamin C deficiency can result in scurvy, a condition that can mimic a rheumatic disease. In humans the L-gul-ono-γ-lactone oxidase gene prevents coding for the enzyme required to convert glucose to ascorbic acid (vitamin C)1,2. Consequently, humans require exogenous vitamin C. Scurvy can occur in children whose diet is restricted … ER -