A disease historically associated with malnourishment on sailing vessels may have a new, modern culprit: Bariatric surgery.

Doctors in Australia described a man in his early 50s who showed signs of scurvy in a study published in BMJ Case Reports.

Doctors who treated a man with scurvy who couldn’t afford to eat fresh fruit and vegetables say the cost of living crisis ...

“One of the key things that is unique to scurvy is developing red or blue spots on the skin, usually the legs ... He had developed a tell-tale rash, described as red pinpoints across his legs ...

Brits are being warned their common skin problem could be a common old fashioned disease, as a wave of Victorian illnesses ...

Scurvy, first reported in Ancient ... has warned people not to ignore an itchy rash, which could be caused by the contagious skin condition scabies. There are three cases in every 100,000 people ...

While rates of scurvy are nowhere near as high as they ... based on body scans or other diagnostic clues from skin biopsy. The rash also continued to spread while in the hospital.

Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease ... Scans revealed no evidence of internal bleeding, and a skin biopsy yielded no clues. Meanwhile, his rash spread while he was in the hospital, leading ...

The telltale rash can then develop with red or blue ... and bleeding from the skin may occur. As scurvy worsens, there can be poor wound healing, personality changes and, in severe cases, death ...

Medics believe the rise in cases show the grim toll food poverty is taking on people's health. But they also warned that the situation could get worse.

Symptoms of scurvy include swollen or bleeding gums, loose teeth, fatigue, bruising, wounds that won’t heal, skin discoloration ... Hospital in Perth with a rash on his legs.