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Cardiac beriberi: morphological findings in two fatal cases

Diagnostic Pathology, 2011
Cardiovascular beriberi is categorized into two main groups, according to its cause: alcoholic and non-alcoholic (dietary). Cardiovascular beriberi can also be divided into a fulminant form (Shoshin beriberi) and a chronic form.
Othman Mohammad, Riezzo Irene, Neri Margherita, Bello Stefania, Turillazzi Emanuela, Fineschi Vittorio   +5 more
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Deficiência de tiamina como causa de cor pulmonale reversível

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2008
A deficiência de tiamina pode apresentar quatro formas clássicas de apresentação clínica: polineuropatia periférica, anorexia e fraqueza muscular (beribéri seco); insuficiência cardíaca de alto débito com sinais congestivos (beribéri úmido); beribéri ...
Liana S. Coelho, João C. Hueb, Marcos F. Minicucci, Paula S. Azevedo, Sergio A. R. Paiva, Leonardo A. M. Zornoff   +5 more
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Beriberi disease – a picture of thiamine deficiency in underdeveloped and highly developed countries

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
Introduction and purpose: Thiamin (Vitamin B1) is a water-soluble vitamin. It plays an important role in many biological processes, mainly in glucose metabolism. Its deficiency is called beriberi disease.
Agnieszka Blicharz, Magdalena Marzęda, Małgorzara Drozd, Jakub Czarnota, Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna   +4 more
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Vitamin B1 Deficiency and Perimyocarditis Fulminans: A Case Study of Shoshin Syndrome in a Woman Following an Unbalanced Dietary Pattern Followed by a Literature Review

Life, 2023
(1) Background: vitamin B1 level depletion, known as a beriberi syndrome, can lead to severe cardiovascular complications, from which perimyocarditis fulminans is one of the most severe.
Justyna Rohun, Karolina Dorniak, Krzysztof Młodziński, Witold Bachorski, Marcin Gruchała, Grzegorz Raczak, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz   +6 more
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Integrating society and nature in the struggle against hunger in the 21st century [PDF]

, 2008
A compreensão do mundo contemporâneo exige um olhar naturalista do qual a obra de Josué de Castro é uma das mais importantes expressões: pensar de maneira articulada a vida social e a reprodução do ambiente natural em que se apóia - incluindo aí a ...
ABRAMOVAY, Ricardo
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Facts About Thiamin

EDIS, 2012
A lack of thiamin causes the disease beriberi. People with beriberi have difficulty standing, walking, and controlling their muscles. It’s very easy to get enough thiamin in the diet because it’s added to many processed grains.
R. Elaine Turner, Wendy J. Dahl
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Clinical History and Colliquative Myocytolysis Are Keys to the Diagnosis of Shoshin Beriberi

Case Reports in Pathology, 2014
Cardiovascular beriberi presents as either the fulminant (Shoshin beriberi) or chronic form. Shoshin beriberi is a rare disease that may lead to a fatal outcome if the patient does not receive appropriate treatment. In the present report, we describe the
Toshiki Kuno, Hiroshi Nakamura, Yutaka Endo, Kohei Saito, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Motoda, Yohei Numasawa, Kazuhiko Shimizu, Toshiyuki Takahashi   +8 more
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Gastrointestinal Beriberi Mimicking a Surgical Emergency in a Well-Nourished Patient: A Case Report

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2019
Beriberi is a well-documented disease caused by thiamine deficiency. The diagnosis of gastrointestinal beriberi in the clinical setting is uncommon, especially in nonalcoholic patients.
T.N. Diem Vu, MD, Michelle S. Junker, MD, Alexander Kurjatko, MD, Robert C. Albright, Jr., DO, Stephanie F. Heller, MD, Mariela Rivera, MD   +5 more
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Erythrocyte transketolase activity, markers of cardiac dysfunction and the diagnosis of infantile beriberi.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
BackgroundInfantile beriberi is a potentially lethal manifestation of thiamin deficiency, associated with traditional post-partum maternal food avoidance, which persists in the Lao PDR (Laos).
Douangdao Soukaloun, Sue J Lee, Karen Chamberlain, Ann M Taylor, Mayfong Mayxay, Kongkham Sisouk, Bandit Soumphonphakdy, Khaysy Latsavong, Kongsin Akkhavong, Douangkham Phommachanh, Vanmaly Sengmeuang, Khonsavanh Luangxay, Theresa McDonagh, Nicholas J White, Paul N Newton   +14 more
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Acidose metabólica na infância: por que, quando e como tratá-la? [PDF]

, 2007
Objectives: To critically discuss the treatment of metabolic acidosis and the main mechanisms of disease associated with this disorder; and to describe controversial aspects related to the risks and benefits of using sodium bicarbonate and other ...
Andrade, Olberes Vitor Braga de, Ihara, Flavio de Oliveira, Troster, Eduardo Juan   +2 more
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