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Recurrent anorexia because of gastrointestinal beriberi in a home care patient [PDF]

Journal of General and Family Medicine
An elderly man in his 80s receiving home medical care presented with recurrent loss of appetite. Although the physical examination was normal, thiamine deficiency was suspected based on his history of chronic alcohol use, prior unexplained anorexia, and ...
Ren Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Enokihara, Yousuke Tsukinaga, Taro Shimizu   +3 more
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Outbreak of beriberi among African Union troops in Mogadishu, Somalia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: In July 2009, WHO and partners were notified of a large outbreak of unknown illness, including deaths, among African Union (AU) soldiers in Mogadishu.
John T Watson, Hassan El Bushra, Emmaculate J Lebo, Godfrey Bwire, James Kiyengo, Gideon Emukule, Victor Omballa, John Tole, Muvunyi Zuberi, Robert F Breiman, Mark A Katz   +10 more
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Anaesthesia and intensive care management of shoshin beriberi in perioperative period in young adult [PDF]

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2023
Thiamine deficiency presents as dry and wet beriberi. Wet beriberi is a complication of the cardiovascular system. Acute form of wet beriberi known as Shoshin beriberi is an acute presentation of cardiogenic shock which is rapidly reversed with thiamine ...
Sujit J Kshirsagar, Shivaji Kute, Pradnya M Bhalerao   +2 more
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An easily overlooked cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension—thiamine deficiency [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
Thiamine deficiency (TD), also known as vitamin B1 deficiency, is an often overlooked potential cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It may contribute to the pathological process of PAH through the deficiency of related coenzymes, thereby ...
Qianqian Zhao, Menglin Li, Lina Chen, Fangfang Qiu   +3 more
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Assessment of Erythrocyte Transketolase, Whole Blood Thiamine Diphosphate, and Human Milk Thiamine Concentrations to Identify Infants and Young Children Responding Favorably to Therapeutic Thiamine Administration: Findings from the Lao Thiamine Study, a Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Current Developments in Nutrition
Background: There is limited information on relationships among biomarkers of thiamine status (whole blood thiamine diphosphate [ThDP], erythrocyte transketolase activity coefficient [ETKac], and human milk thiamine [MTh]) and clinical manifestations of ...
Sonja Y Hess, Taryn J Smith, Charles D Arnold, Kerry S Jones, Daniela Hampel, Laurent Hiffler, Indi Trehan, Philip R Fischer, Sarah R Meadows, Damon A Parkington, Kenneth H Brown, Dalaphone Sitthideth, Xiuping Tan, Albert Koulman, Lindsay H Allen, Sengchanh Kounnavong   +15 more
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Thiamine deficiency secondary to intestinal surgery leading to shoshin beriberi and Wernicke encephalopathy: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
PurposeThiamine is an essential micronutrient, and its deficiency, also known as beriberi, can have significant clinical implications. Thiamine deficiency impairs oxidative metabolic pathways, leading to reduced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis and
Peiyu Huang, Junyu Chen, Zhixuan Deng, Weiguo Yang   +3 more
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Thiamine, gastrointestinal beriberi and acetylcholine signaling [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
Research has highlighted numerous detrimental consequences of thiamine deficiency on digestive function. These range from impaired gastric and intestinal motility to aberrant changes in pancreatic exocrine function, gastric acidity and disturbances in ...
Elliot Overton, Alina Emelyanova, Victoria I. Bunik, Victoria I. Bunik, Victoria I. Bunik   +4 more
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ADOPTERs of Innovation in a Crisis: The History of Vera Gedroits, Kanehiro Takaki and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 [PDF]

Annals of Surgery Open
The 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War was the first “modern” conflict, using rapid-firing artillery and machine guns, fought over imperial ambitions in Korea and Manchuria.
Pratik Raichurkar, BMed, Devesh Kaushal, MBBS, MS, FRACS, Robert Beaumont Wilson, MBBS (Hons 1), BSc, FRACS, FACS   +2 more
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Pulmonary artery catheter usage in diagnosis of Shoshin beriberi presented with unexplained lactic acidosis

ESC Heart Failure, 2023
Wet beriberi is a rare but fatal disease in modern society. The nonspecific clinical manifestations, including symptoms of heart failure and recalcitrant lactic acidosis, can prevent timely diagnosis.
Yi‐Hsin Hung, An‐Li Yu, Chun‐Kai Chen, Min‐Tsun Liao, Mu‐Yang Hsieh, Wen‐Jone Chen   +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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