Study uncovers mercury treatment in 19th-century French child suffering from rickets and scurvy

Study uncovers mercury treatment in 19th-century French child suffering from rickets and scurvy

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, examined the skeletal remains of a child who lived in mid-19th-century France. The study revealed that the child had suffered from rickets and scurvy and was likely treated using mercury before his death at only 3–4 years old.