304 THE VITAMINES 



called "Seiltaenzerstellung." Richter (987) speaks of tetanus symp- 

 toms in scurvy. It is not quite clear whether these symptoms 

 belong to the picture of scurvy or whether caused by complications, 

 for example, with beriberi. 



FIG. 60. SKIN EXANTHEMA IN SCURVY (AscnoFF-Kocn) 



The pulse is rapid; the left and right ventricles are frequently 

 greatly enlarged. Ascites fluid, dystrophic edema, subperiosteal 

 hemorrhages, bloody-serous fluid in the pericardium, pleura, or in 

 any of the large joints all belong to the picture of scurvy. In 



