Diseases

Beriberi

A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) and characterized by polyneuritis, cardiac pathology, and edema. The epidemic form is found primarily in areas in which white (polished) rice is the staple food, as in Japan, China, the Philippines, India, and other countries of southeast Asia. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) and characterized by polyneuritis, cardiac pathology, and edema. The epidemic form is found primarily in areas in which white (polished) rice is the staple food, as in Japan, China, the Philippines, India, and other countries of southeast Asia. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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caused by THIAMINE DEFICIENCY

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  1. C18.654w.521w.500.133w.699.827w.223w

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QU 189

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Beriberi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001602. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001602
  2. Beriberi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine_deficiency
  3. Beriberi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184084