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Published on: November 4, 2015
Thiamin deficiency as a cause of reversible cor pulmonale
Liana S Coelho1, João C Hueb, Marcos F Minicucci
1Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
Abstract:
Thiamine deficiency may present four classic clinical forms: peripheral polyneuropathy, anorexia and muscular weakness (dry beriberi); high output heart failure with signs of congestion (wet beriberi); beriberi associated with shock (Shoshin beriberi) and Wernicke's encephalopathy. In this report we describe a picture that is suggestive of severe pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale, with jugular stasis, congestive hepatitis and generalized edema that reversed completely after the administration of thiamine.
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