A patient who recently immigrated from a third world country is thin and malnourished. The provider notes that the patient has loose and missing teeth, gingivitis, and bleeding gums as well as multiple sores and ecchymoses. What vitamin deficiency does the provider suspect?

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The symptoms described, such as loose and missing teeth, gingivitis, bleeding gums, sores, and ecchymoses, are indicative of scurvy, which is caused by a deficiency in Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid).

A Patient Who Recently Immigrated from a Third World Country