Jean-Baptiste Charcot, the French Antarctic expedition and scurvy

During the second expedition to the South Pole, Commander Jean-Baptiste Charcot and some members of the crew of “Pourquoi Pas?” developed symptoms suggestive of scurvy. The clinical picture was totally reversed after dietary changes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Main Authors:	Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive, Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani, Renato Puppi Munhoz
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014
Subjects:	escorbuto vitamina C explorador marítimo Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Antarctic South Pole Charcot Pourquoi Pas Pourquoi-Pas Pourquoi-Pas? Antarc* South pole
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X20140058 https://doaj.org/article/f7354457a3ae4d0b98f7ffca5090e4d1

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Summary:	During the second expedition to the South Pole, Commander Jean-Baptiste Charcot and some members of the crew of “Pourquoi Pas?” developed symptoms suggestive of scurvy. The clinical picture was totally reversed after dietary changes.