Scurvy is a disease due to deficiency of ascorbic acid - vitamin C - and is characterised by anaemia, spongy gums, a tendency to mucocutaneous haemorrhages, and brawny induration of calf and leg muscles.
For infants, adequate amounts of vitamin C are present in:
Inadequate amounts of vitamin C are found in:
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