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Doctors discover case of scurvy in Western Australia, warn it is a 're-emerging diagnosis' (www.abc.net.au)

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The cost-of-living squeeze and poor diets are putting people at a higher risk of developing scurvy, with a case caused by an acute vitamin C deficiency recently treated at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth.

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[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

Doctors put him on a dose of 100 milligrams of vitamin C per day, as well as folic acid and multivitamins.

"He also started eating a lemon daily,"

Makes my teeth hurt