Milk and honey: how skin changes reveal the deeper dangers of nutritional deficiencies
Although scurvy is more common in low- and middle-income countries, it still occurs in high-income settings. It should be considered in at-risk patients presenting with suggestive symptoms.
Authors
- Steven Vanderschueren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4003-5465)
- Petra De Haes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6503-6088)
- Raf Sciot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2244-5839)
- Cornelia Ferny Jansen
- Marjolijn Jamaer
- Femke Lieten
- Liesbet Henckaerts
- Loman M Lai
- Francesca M Bosisio
Institutions
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Clinica Belgica
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17843286.2026.2622945
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00