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Scurvy in a Patient With Presumptive Oral Lichen Planus

Amy E. Helms, BA^*
Robert T. Brodell, MD^,

^* Biology Department, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania; Department of Medicine, Dermatology Section, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown; and Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Correspondence: Correspondence and reprint requests: Robert T. Brodell, MD, 2660 E. Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44483. Electronic mail may be sent to rtb{at}neoucom.edu.

Scurvy is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. In this study, a patient with scurvy is presented with soreness and ulcerations of the mouth that were previously diagnosed as oral lichen planus. This disease is relatively more common than scurvy in the United States. Physicians should be aware that even in developed countries, soreness of the mouth and ulceration can be seen in patients with scurvy and potentially be misdiagnosed as oral lichen planus.

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Vol. 17, No. 4, 237-239 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0115426502017004237


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