A 18-month-old child presents with follicular hyperkeratosis, perifollicular hemorrhages, bleeding gums, and loose teeth. Another child of the same age has hypocalcemia, tetany, and delayed tooth eruption with enamel hypoplasia. Which finding best distinguishes vitamin C deficiency from vitamin D deficiency in these two children?

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