A patient complains of joint pain, bleeding gums and a cut that is not healing. What vitamin deficiency may you suspect?

When patient complains of joint pain, bleeding gums and a cut that is not healing, then it is a deficiency of Vitamin C

-Persistent lack of vitamin C in the diet can lead to a condition called scurvy.

-Symptoms of scurvy include easy bruising, easy bleeding and joint and muscle pains.

-Lack of vitamin C means that new collagen cannot be formed.

-This causes various tissues in the body to start to break down and the health and repair of the body become affected.