Barlow's disease

Med Hypotheses. 2002 Jul;59(1):52-6. doi: 10.1016/s0306-9877(02)00114-7.

Abstract

The classical form of Barlow's disease or infantile scurvy, with bruises, broken bones and sores that will not heal, is rarely seen today, but it seems to be reappearing under a different guise, when infants with borderline vitamin C depletion are assaulted with too many inoculations at one time.Moreover, it is now sometimes mistakenly diagnosed as child abuse.

MeSH terms

  • Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / complications
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Scurvy / diagnosis
  • Scurvy / etiology*
  • Vaccination / adverse effects*