Scurvy
LEGEND
Vitamin C deficiency, which is a cofactor for the enzyme lysyl hydroxylase, an essential enzyme in collagen synthesis.
Atrophic epidermis
Loose and hypodense collagen, even fragmented in some areas
Scurvy
LEGEND
Disorganized hair and dilated follicular ostium, which clinically presents as corkscrew hair
Diffuse erythrocyte extravasation in both the papillary and reticular dermis, clinically manifesting as perifollicular petechiae
Loose and hypodense collagen
Perivascular and perifollicular lymphohistiocytic inflammatory infiltrate
Scurvy
Disorganized hair – high magnification
Scurvy
Disorganized hair – high magnification
Scurvy
Erythrocyte extravasation
