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Cureus. 2023 Feb 15;15(2):e35011. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35011. eCollection 2023 Feb.

ABSTRACT

The most common cutaneous manifestations of alcoholism include urticarial reaction, flushing, porphyria cutanea tarda, psoriasis, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, and pruritus. Here, we present a case of a young male with a history of alcohol abuse who presented with non-blanching, petechial, and perifollicular macular rash secondary to vitamin C deficiency in view of poor oral intake. The rash improved significantly with vitamin C supplementation. Although rare in developed countries, clinicians should keep vitamin C deficiency as a differential diagnosis for skin rash in alcohol consumers.

PMID:36938293 | PMC:PMC10021349 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.35011

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