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. A 51-year-old man presented to the Sir Charles Gairdner hospital with tiny painful red-brown pinpoints resembling a rash on his legs. Doctors conducted extensive investigations, including