VITAMIN C
VITAMIN C
Other name: Ascorbic acid.
Sources: Citrus food and green vegetables. Daily requirement: 20–30 mg.
Functions:-
• Essential for collagen synthesis of bone cartilage and dentine
• Acts as antioxidant
• Helps in iron absorption
• Required for adrenal gland function.
De?ciency:-
Scurvy: Gingival hypertrophy (Fig. 32) and around hair follicles and capillaries. Irritability and painful limb swelling causing “pseudoparalysis” .
Investigations:-
• Response to supplements
• Plasma white cell ascorbic acid level
• Bone X-ray: Calcification of sub-periosteal hematoma with ground glass appearance of metaphyses and dense rim, ‘smoke-ring’ appearance of cortical bone around epiphyses
Treatment:-
Ascorbic acid 500 mg per day for a week, and investigate dietary sources.
Other name: Ascorbic acid.
Sources: Citrus food and green vegetables. Daily requirement: 20–30 mg.
Functions:-
• Essential for collagen synthesis of bone cartilage and dentine
• Acts as antioxidant
• Helps in iron absorption
• Required for adrenal gland function.
De?ciency:-
Scurvy: Gingival hypertrophy (Fig. 32) and around hair follicles and capillaries. Irritability and painful limb swelling causing “pseudoparalysis” .
Investigations:-
• Response to supplements
• Plasma white cell ascorbic acid level
• Bone X-ray: Calcification of sub-periosteal hematoma with ground glass appearance of metaphyses and dense rim, ‘smoke-ring’ appearance of cortical bone around epiphyses
Treatment:-
Ascorbic acid 500 mg per day for a week, and investigate dietary sources.
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