Shoshin beriberi: an underdiagnosed condition?
Shoshin beriberi, a fulminant form of heart failure due to thiamine deficiency has a different presentation to the classical form of beriberi heart failure. It is characterized by a cold periphery, low blood pressure, renal shutdown and a severe metabolic acidosis. The true incidence is unknown. Two patients were seen within a few months in a general hospital and in both dietary deficiency of thiamine was a major factor.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001602:Beriberi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004032:Diet; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male