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Bateman purpura (dermatoporosis): a localized scurvy treated by topical vitamin C - double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

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Publisher:: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (Humbert P, Fanian F, Lihoreau T, et al.)
Source type:: Journal · study
Last checked:: 2026-10-29
URL:: https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.14525

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Evidence: In a 12-week hemi-member, randomized, double-blind, comparative study of 18 patients over 60 with Bateman purpura, twice-daily 5% topical vitamin C improved skin symptoms and increased dermal thickness and elasticity on the treated side versus control.