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Shoshin Beriberi Induced by Long-Term Administration of Diuretics: A Case Report

Previous studies have suggested that diuretic therapy for heart failure may lead to thiamine deficiency due to the increased urinary thiamine excretion. Herein, we present the case of a 61-year-old man with shoshin beriberi, a fulminant form of wet beriberi, induced by long-term diuretic therapy. Th...

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Autores principales: Misumida, Naoki, Umeda, Hisashi, Iwase, Mitsunori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25105030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/878915