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Atypical Presentation of Scurvy in the Oral Cavity.

Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.) · Porter MD, Curry Ii MJ, Pierre JR, Smith K, Taylor L, Martin D, Price M, Khoury ZH · 2026-05-15

A child with autism spectrum disorder presented with unusual mouth sores that initially mimicked orofacial granulomatosis but were ultimately found to result from vitamin C deficiency; the lesions resolved with vitamin C supplementation.

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