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Scurvy, Past and Present

Note 15 — Chapter II · PATHOGENESIS AND ETIOLOGY

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Ausset reports a definite case of scurvy developing in a baby nine months old, which had received buttermilk almost since birth. At the time of admission to the hospital it was getting 900 c.c. a day. This case is interesting on account of the acid nature of the food.

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