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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2006

Most participants of Magellan expedition to America died from avi-tominosis. This disease declared itself by general weakness, subcutaneous hemmorhages, falling of teeth, gingival hemmorhages. What is the name of this avitiminosis?

Answer options

  1. Polyneuritis (beriberi)
  2. Rachitis
  3. Scurvy
  4. Biermer’s anemia
  5. Pellagra
Correct answer

Scurvy

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