Scurvy
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Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
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Name
In babies, scurvy is sometimes referred to as Barlow's disease, named after Thomas Barlow, a British physician who described it in 1883. However, Barlow's disease may also refer to mitral valve prolapse (Barlow's syndrome), first described by John Brereton Barlow in 1966.
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See also
- Traité du scorbut (1671) is a treatise by Nicolas Venette.
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