Perth man treated for scurvy as cost-of-living crisis brings back ‘disease of the past’

Doctors discovered 51-year-old patient who sometimes skipped meals and ate mostly processed food had condition caused by severe vitamin C deficiency

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Doctors have treated a man for scurvy in Perth, warning what was once considered a disease of the past" is re-emerging due to the rising cost of living.

The condition, caused by severe vitamin C deficiency, was common during the 18th among sailors who spent months at sea without fresh food. But Australian doctors have described their surprise seeing it in the present day in an article published on Wednesday in BMJ Case Reports.

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