<prompt> A four year old boy, with swollen bleeding gums, petechiae and dry eyes. Diagnosis:RicketsMarasmusScurvyDehydration  <response>: Ans. c ScurvyRef : OP Ghai 8th ed.120 Scurvy is a dietary deficiency of vit C ascorbic acid It is one of the malnutrition disease.Symptoms: Malaise and lethargy. Shortness of breath and bone pain Myalgias may occur because of reduced carnitine production. Skin changes with roughness, easy bruising and petechiae, gum swelling bleeding, loosening ofteeth, poor wound healing. Dry mouth and dry eyes Jaundice, generalized edema, oliguria, neuropathy, fever, convulsions. 