...and there was no blood clot. Have you seen unilateral edema in thiamine deficiency/beriberi? Derrick Lonsdale Beriberi can be assymetric, a confounding
More...and in the US, beriberi is known but assigned as a disease that does not exist anymore or a condition only seen
More...wasn’t aware of was the long and rich history of writing about beriberi in China. There is some evidence that the recognition
MoreWhy Publish Another Case? Just last week, we published a case of classic beriberi in a 23 year old man, and now,
MoreA desperate mother sent me an email about her 23-year-old son and it was easy to recognize that this young man had
More...so deeply ingrained that anybody claiming such a diagnosis is considered a fool. This seems to be particularly addressed to the classic
More...I asked to get whole blood B1 tested, she refused saying I don’t look like I had beriberi, with a chuckle. That
More...beriberi. I had several patients with cyclic vomiting, described in our book (Thiamine Deficiency Disease, Dysautonomia and High Calorie Malnutrition) that responded
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