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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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Fome eclesiástica e jejum: o que Canudos tem em comum com os seminários católicos mineiros do século XIX [PDF]

, 2021
Em dois eventos marcantes do final do século XIX: a guerra de Canudos e o surto de beribéri nos Colégios Católicos Mineiros, a presença da fome e de seu espectro clínico das hipovitaminoses foram um traço comum. A investigação histórica dos fatos, levada
Rodrigues Neto, João Ozório, Maria, Carlos Alberto Bastos de, Cunha, Cleize Silveira   +2 more
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Conservação in vitro através da micropropagação de Conobea Scoparioides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth. (pataqueira). [PDF]

, 2022
A Conobea scoparioides conhecida como pataqueira é usada no preparo de banhos aromáticos, mas estudos relatam que essa espécie possui aplicações diversas como o tratamento de doenças como a beribéri, além do potencial antileishmaniose.
SILVA, A. C. B. da, SANTOS, M. C. A. dos, LAMEIRA, O. A., GUEDES, A. S., FERREIRA, T. A. A.   +4 more
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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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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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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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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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INTERVENÇÕES URBANAS COMO ESTRATÉGIA DE COMBATE AO BERIBÉRI EM VITÓRIA (1908 – 1912) [PDF]

, 2016
O artigo aborda as estratégias adotadas pelo Estado a fim de erradicar um “foco” de beribéri existente no Quartel de Polícia de Vitória no início do século XX.
Costa, Cíntia Moreira da
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Shoshin Beriberi Induced by Long-Term Administration of Diuretics: A Case Report

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2014
Previous studies have suggested that diuretic therapy for heart failure may lead to thiamine deficiency due to the increased urinary thiamine excretion.
Naoki Misumida, Hisashi Umeda, Mitsunori Iwase   +2 more
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Wernicke encephalopathy and beriberi disease presenting as STEMI-equivalent

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2023
Thiamine deficiency is commonly associated with malnutrition, alcoholism and bariatric surgery. Thiamine deficiency can manifest in different ways, especially in developing countries: as peripheric neuropathy, as Wernicke encephalopathy or as beriberi ...
Miguel Martins Carvalho, Tânia Proença, Ricardo Alves Pinto, Roberto Pinto, Filipe Macedo   +4 more
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