Milk and honey: how skin changes reveal the deeper dangers of nutritional deficiencies | Synapse
February 11, 2026
Milk and honey: how skin changes reveal the deeper dangers of nutritional deficiencies
Key Points
The aim is to explore how nutritional deficiencies, like scurvy, manifest through skin changes.
Analyzed cases of scurvy in different income settings
Identified symptoms associated with nutritional deficiencies
Examined the prevalence of scurvy in high-income countries
Scurvy was found in both low- and high-income countries
Skin changes were identified as key indicators of nutritional deficiencies
At-risk patients showed significant symptoms indicative of scurvy
Abstract
Although scurvy is more common in low- and middle-income countries, it still occurs in high-income settings. It should be considered in at-risk patients presenting with suggestive symptoms.