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16808367

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
A 34-year-old alcoholic man had neurological and cardiac symptoms. The patient was admitted to the hospital for acute painful sensory disturbances and severe weakness of the feet. Neurological and electrophysiological investigation revealed axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy that was most prominent in the legs. Cardiac assessment showed signs and symptoms of heart failure due to a high-output state. Blood analysis showed a low thiamine concentration of 58 nmol/l (lower reference limit: 80). Therefore, a diagnosis of combined wet beriberi with cardiomyopathy and dry beriberi with axonal polyneuropathy was made. The treatment of beriberi is simple and effective and consists of thiamine supplementation in conjunction with diuretic treatment. With this approach, the patient recovered fully. Patients with beriberi have a good prognosis, particularly when the diagnosis is made at an early stage.
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0028-2162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
150
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1347-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[A man with the combination of dry and wet beriberi].
pubmed:affiliation
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar. f.cox@lumc.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports