Scurvy in an autistic child: MRI findings

• Published in: Pediatric radiology Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 1396 - 1399
• Main Authors: Gongidi, Preetam, Johnson, Craig, Dinan, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Autistic Disorder - complications; Autistic Disorder - diagnosis; Case Report; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroradiology; Nuclear Medicine; Oncology; Pediatrics; Radiology; Scurvy - complications; Scurvy - diagnosis; Ultrasound; Autism; Vitamin C deficiency; Scurvy; Food-avoidant behavior

Scurvy results from a deficiency of vitamin C and is rarely seen in the United States. We describe the MRI findings of a case of scurvy in an autistic child with food-avoidant behavior. Advanced imaging is rarely performed in clinically well-understood disease entities such as scurvy. Typical radiog...