Gastrointestinal Beriberi Mimicking a Surgical Emergency in a Well-Nourished Patient: A Case Report

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. Failure to recognize beriberi can result in devastating acute multisystem organ failure; however, timely treatment...

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Autores principales: Vu, T.N. Diem, Junker, Michelle S., Kurjatko, Alexander, Albright, Robert C., Heller, Stephanie F., Rivera, Mariela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6978589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31993570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2019.08.005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6978589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31993570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2019.08.005

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