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Review
. 2023 Oct 10;7(19):5780-5783.
doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009923.

Vitamin C deficiency in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a case series and review of the literature

Heather C Milbar  1 , Avrom Caplan  2 , Robert D Schwab  3 , Alexandra J Coromilas  1 , Emily Baumrin  1 , Amy Forrestel  1 , Katharine T Steele  1 , Robert G Micheletti  1 , Alexander Perl  3 , Misha Rosenbach  1
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Vitamin C deficiency in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a case series and review of the literature

Heather C Milbar et al. Blood Adv. .
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Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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Figure 1.
Cutaneous manifestations of scurvy. (A) Perifollicular hemorrhage (yellow arrow) and petechiae in patient 1; Corkscrew hair in patient 1 (white arrow). (B) Petechiae and ecchymoses (yellow arrow) in patient 2. (C) Mucosal ulceration and gingival bleeding in patient 4. (D) Resolution of mucosal ulceration and gingival bleeding in patient 4 after Vc supplementation.
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