昆士兰州验尸官近日裁定，患有唐氏综合症的6岁男孩Connor Dean因维生素C严重缺乏引发的坏血病死亡。1Connor Dean于2024年8月10日在医院全麻手术中突发心脏停搏，导致脑损伤，验尸官Stephanie Gallagher认为维生素C缺乏是这一心脏停搏事件最可能的潜在因素。1
验尸官的调查显示，Connor Dean存在长期饮食不均衡的问题。1他在最后11个月内仅增重300克，血液中维生素C水平低于1微摩尔/升，远低于正常范围的20至120微摩尔/升。1验尸官指出，医疗团队未能及时发现这一严重的维生素C缺乏。1验尸官表示，"坏血病在澳大利亚极为罕见，严重病例几乎总是被发现和治疗"。1
参与此案的儿科医生表示，"如果Connor服用含维生素C的不同多维生素，他就不会有维生素C缺乏症和导致其死亡的坏血病临床特征"。1多维生素制造商否认其产品造成或导致死亡，验尸官同意没有足够证据证明该产品与死亡有关。1
Connor Dean, a six-year-old boy with Down syndrome, died from severe scurvy caused by critical vitamin C deficiency in Queensland, Australia.1 The boy died on August 10, 2024, following cardiac arrest during a surgical procedure under general anesthesia at Queensland Children's Hospital on July 18, 2024.1 Queensland coroner Stephanie Gallagher determined that vitamin C deficiency was the most likely underlying factor in the cardiac arrest that resulted in brain damage and his subsequent death.1
Medical evidence revealed that Connor's blood vitamin C level was below 1 micromole per litre, far below the normal range of 20–120 micromole per litre.1 Over the eleven months preceding his death, the boy gained only 300 grams in weight, reflecting serious nutritional deficiency.1 Coroner Gallagher noted that scurvy is extremely rare in Australia and severe cases are almost always identified and treated.1 A paediatric medical opinion presented in the inquiry suggested that had Connor taken a different multivitamin containing vitamin C, he would not have developed the vitamin C deficiency and the clinical features of scurvy that led to his death.1
The manufacturer of the multivitamin product Connor had been taking disputed responsibility, denying that the product caused or contributed to his death.1 The coroner agreed there was insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between the product and the fatality.1
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