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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, MD[2]
Overview
Beriberi is an easily treatable condition, using thiamine hydrochloride via oral or parentral routes. A rapid and dramatic recovery within hours can be made when this is administered to patients with beriberi.
Medical Therapy
- Treatment is with thiamine hydrochloride, either in tablet form or injection.
- A rapid and dramatic recovery within hours can be made when this is administered to patients with beriberi.
- Thiamine occurs naturally in unrefined cereals and fresh foods, particularly fresh meat, legumes, green vegetables, fruit, and milk.[1]
References
- ↑ Lei Y, Zheng MH, Huang W, Zhang J, Lu Y (2018). "Wet beriberi with multiple organ failure remarkably reversed by thiamine administration: A case report and literature review". Medicine (Baltimore). 97 (9): e0010. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010010. PMC 5851725. PMID 29489643.