Vitamin C Deficiency: An Under-Recognized Condition in Crohn's Disease

Benjamin L Gordon; Jonathan Galati; Stevie Yang; Philip O Katz; Ellen J Scherl

doi:10.14309/crj.0000000000000424

Vitamin C Deficiency: An Under-Recognized Condition in Crohn's Disease

ACG Case Rep J. 2020 Jul 10;7(7):e00424. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000424. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

Benjamin L Gordon¹, Jonathan Galati², Stevie Yang², Philip O Katz², Ellen J Scherl²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.

Abstract

Although many nutritional deficiencies are associated with Crohn's disease (CD), vitamin C deficiency is less frequently diagnosed and reported despite its prevalence. Vitamin C deficiency may be more difficult to diagnose in patients with CD because symptoms from active CD may overlap with scurvy. Identification of the deficiency is vital, however, because treatment can lead to swift, marked resolution of symptoms. We present a patient with long-standing CD who presented with gum bleeding and was found to have scurvy.

Publication types

Case Reports