infantile scurvy
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infantile scurvy
(′in·fən′tīl ′skər·vē)
(medicine) Acute scurvy of infants and young children characterized by periosteal hemorrhage and swelling, especially of long bones. Also known as Cheadle's disease; Moeller-Barlow disease.
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infantile scurvy
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An acute form of scurvy in infants resulting from malnutrition, marked by pallor, fetid breath, coated tongue, diarrhea, and subperiosteal hemorrhages. Also called Barlow's disease.
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infantile scurvy
(Barlow’s disease, Cheadle’s disease, Moeller’s disease)
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A nutritional disease of infants caused by a deficiency of vitamin C in the diet. It has the same symptoms as scurvy does in adults.
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