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Jean-Baptiste charcot, the French antarctic expedition and scurvy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (2014) 72(7) 562-563
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20140058
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Abstract

During the second expedition to the South Pole, Commander Jean-Baptiste Charcot and some members of the crew of "Pourquoi Pas?" developed symptoms suggestive of scurvy. The clinical picture was totally reversed after dietary changes.

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Teive, H. A. G., Germiniani, F. M. B., & Munhoz, R. P. (2014). Jean-Baptiste charcot, the French antarctic expedition and scurvy. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 72(7), 562–563. https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X20140058

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