Gingival Bleeding and Bloody Dialysate: A Case Report of Scurvy in a Child With End-Stage Renal Disease Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis

• Main Authors: Kittisakmontri K., Swangtrakul N., Padungmaneesub W., Charoenkwan P.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84964579466&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/41371
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease are at risk for vitamin C deficiency and scurvy due to diet restriction, increased urinary loss of the water-soluble vitamin C with diuretics, and in case of patients who are on dialysis, th...