NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -After one to three months of inadequate vitamin C levels, scurvy leads to a myriad of different symptoms, including anemia, myalgia, bone pain, easy bruising, swelling, hemorrhages, corkscrew hairs, gum disease and gum bleeding, poor wound healing, mood changes, and depression [2].

Detailed explanation-2: -Vitamin C deficiency manifests symptomatically after 8 to 12 weeks of inadequate intake and presents as irritability and anorexia. After these initial symptoms, dermatologic findings include poor wound healing, gingival swelling with loss of teeth, mucocutaneous petechiae, ecchymosis, and hyperkeratosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, vitamin C deficiency can cause or aggravate the occurrence and development of some skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis (AD) and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT). Levels of vitamin C in plasma are decreased in AD, and vitamin C deficiency may be one of the factors that contributes to the pathogenesis of PCT.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the earliest signs of deficiency include fatigue, red gums, easy bruising and bleeding, joint pain and rough, bumpy skin. As the deficiency progresses, bones may become brittle, nail and hair deformities can develop, wounds may take longer to heal and the immune system suffers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vitamin C deficiency can cause scurvy which leads to the bleeding gums and weakening of bones. Vitamin C is found in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.