澳大利亚布里斯班一名患有唐氏综合症的6岁男童康纳·迪恩因维生素C严重缺乏引发的坏血病于2024年8月死亡。1验尸官Stephanie Gallagher裁定，维生素C缺乏最可能导致了男孩的脑损伤和心脏骤停。1血液检查显示康纳的维生素C含量低于1微摩尔/升，远低于正常范围的20至120微摩尔/升，同时他还缺乏维生素A和E，维生素D及K水平也处于低下状态。1
康纳于2024年7月18日入院，8月10日去世。1调查揭示该男童长期缺乏新鲜果蔬，而其服用的复合维生素产品中并不含维生素C。1一名儿科医生表示，"如果康纳服用含维生素C的不同复合维生素，他不会患坏血病"。1此外，康纳在过去11个月内仅增重300克。1
验尸官认为没有足够证据表明该复合维生素直接导致或促成了死亡。1验尸官的调查重点指向医疗人员未能及时检测出康纳严重的维生素C缺乏症。1
A coroner in Brisbane has determined that severe vitamin C deficiency caused the death of a six-year-old boy with Down syndrome.1 Connor Dean died on August 10, 2024, after being hospitalized on July 18, having suffered from scurvy, a disease historically associated with sailors lacking fresh fruit and vegetables.1 Coroner Stephanie Gallagher ruled that vitamin C deficiency was the most probable cause of the boy's brain injury and cardiac arrest.1
An investigation into Connor's care revealed multiple nutritional deficiencies contributing to his deterioration.1 Blood tests showed his vitamin C levels fell below 1 micromole per liter, far below the normal range of 20 to 120 micromoles per liter, while he also lacked adequate vitamins A and E and had low levels of vitamins D and K.1 Over the preceding eleven months, Connor had gained only 300 grams in weight.1 The multivitamin supplement he was taking did not contain vitamin C.1 A pediatrician stated that "if Connor had taken a different multivitamin containing vitamin C, he would not have developed scurvy."1
The coroner found insufficient evidence to establish that the multivitamin product directly caused or contributed to Connor's death, with the focus instead on healthcare workers' failure to promptly detect his severe vitamin C deficiency.1 The manufacturer of the vitamin product has denied any causal link to the boy's death.1
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