Thiamine deficiency at a district general hospital: report of five cases.
Five biochemically severe cases of thiamine deficiency presented to one medical firm within an 11-month period at a district general hospital in Wales. In two patients the presenting feature was oliguric functional renal failure, with frank cardiovascular beri-beri. In one of these renal failure developed over a period of seven days, the cause being recognised after 20 days of continuous high-calorie intravenous feeding including daily vitamin supplements. Three further cases illustrate how early recognition and adequate treatment of the renal and cardiovascular components of thiamine deficiency may be life-saving.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001602:Beriberi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*