Abstract:
The article is called Modern diagnostics and prevention of chronic scurvy in children is very
rarely diagnosed in modern conditions. Material and methods. The disease was manifested by
severe weakness, leg edema, gingivitis and spontaneous hemorrhagic rashes on the legs, which
were initially regarded as vasculitis. The confluent nature of the rash, their predominant
localization on the back of the thighs and shins, the presence of perifollicular hemorrhages
pathognomonic for scurvy, gingivitis, a complete lack of ascorbic acid in the diet for several
months, as well as concomitant alimentary dystrophy and polyvitamin deficiency allowed us to
suspect scurvy in the patient.
