Chronic cardiac beriberi in a former prisoner of the Japanese.
1. A case is described of an Englishman who suffered severe 'wet beriberi' whilst a prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese in World War II. 2. Following release he developed a congestive cardiomyopathy which increased in severity until his death 31 years after repatriation. 3. Autopsy findings were consistent with chronic cardiac damage due to beriberi.
D001602:Beriberi / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011329:Prisoners; D014857:Warfare