Thiamine Deficiency
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of THIAMINE in the diet, characterized by anorexia, irritability, and weight loss. Later, patients experience weakness, peripheral neuropathy, headache, and tachycardia. In addition to being caused by a poor diet, thiamine deficiency in the United States most commonly occurs as a result of alcoholism, since ethanol interferes with thiamine absorption. In countries relying on polished rice as a dietary staple, BERIBERI prevalence is very high. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1171)
| Descriptor ID |
D013832
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.699.827
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| Concept/Terms |
Thiamine Deficiency- Thiamine Deficiency
- Deficiency, Thiamine
- Deficiencies, Thiamine
- Thiamine Deficiencies
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