title: [A case of wet beriberi].
abstract: The AA. report a case of thymine acute deficiency in a 35 year old chronic alcoholic and malnourished male, who was admitted to the hospital because of high-output heart failure, peripheral polyneuropathy, cortico-cerebellar atrophy (associated with RMN), ataxia and peripheral edema. The diagnosis of wet Beri-beri combined with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome was made and appropriate therapy with pulse daily dose of parenteral thymine instituted. At the fifth day of therapy the cardio-circulatory hyperkinetic syndrome was markedly improved and after three weeks neurological damage was also alleviated. The AA. outline the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for this form of high-output heart failure, which has a poor prognosis and, if left untreated, can determine the death of the patient in a few days.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borghi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maurini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roventini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schembri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vecce
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giomi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rindi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carnicelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001602:Beriberi / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Su di un caso di beri-beri umido.