title: Acute pernicious or fulminating beriberi with severe lactic acidosis. A case report.
abstract: This report describes a case of severe acidosis with cardiac failure due to alcohol in a black man. Treatment with parenteral thiamine produced a prompt response. Thiamine deficiency should be recognized as an important cause of lactic acidosis.
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001602:Beriberi / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007773:Lactates; D008297:Male; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D013831:Thiamine