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3A03.2 category

Scorbutic anaemia

Definition

Scorbutic anaemia is a common finding in infants and young children with scurvy and is related to impaired iron absorption and coexistent haematopoietic nutrient deficiencies including iron, vitamin B12 and folate.

Also indexed as

Scorbutic anaemiaanaemia due to ascorbic acid deficiencyanaemia due to scurvyanaemia due to vitamin c deficiencyscorbutus anaemia

Nearby in Certain nutritional or metabolic anaemias