Tissue Scurvy Misdiagnosed as Shaken Baby Syndrome Homicide

Michael D. Innis

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Tissue Scurvy Misdiagnosed as Shaken Baby Syndrome Homicide

Michael D. Innis

Published in Clinical Medicine Research (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 6 January 2014 Published: 30 January 2014

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Abstract

“Tissue Scurvy” is an autoimmune disorder in which there is an abundance of Vitamin C in the body(unlike the Seafarer Scurvy of yesteryear) but it is inhibited from entering the tissue cells to perform its functions of maintaining the integrity of the blood vessels and skeletal tissue and partaking in several enzymatic reactions because of the lack of insulin which is essential for the transfer of Vitamin C into the cell. The result is the development of fractures, hemorrhages and other lesions of Scurvy. Here it is shown a child alleged to have been murdered by being shaken to death was found to have hyperglycemia, implying insulin deficiency and concomitant Tissue Scurvy. It is concluded that the diagnosis Shaken Baby Syndrome, and all examples of unexplained fractures, bruises, retinal and subdural hemorrhages with encephalopathy – the so-called “TRIAD” - are in fact an autoimmune disorder following antigenic stimulation in a genetically susceptible child. Vaccines administered within 4 weeks of the onset of symptoms are the most common cause. The Shaken Baby Syndrome is a fabricated diagnosis and has no place in medical jurisprudence.

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DOI	10.11648/j.cmr.20140301.12
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Shaken Baby Syndrome, Tissue Scurvy, Homicide

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Michael D. Innis

Retired Haematologist Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Australia

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