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Beriberi

MedGen UID:
543
•Concept ID:
C0005122
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Thiamine deficiency
SNOMED CT: Beriberi (36656008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006676

Definition

Abnormally low concentrations of vitamin B1 in the blood. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Anaesthesia and intensive care management of shoshin beriberi in perioperative period in young adult.
Kshirsagar SJ, Kute S, Bhalerao PM
Ann Card Anaesth 2023 Jul-Sep;26(3):318-320. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_133_22. PMID: 37470531Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of beriberi after gastric surgery.
Wilson RB
Nutr Rev 2020 Dec 1;78(12):1015-1029. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa004. PMID: 32388553Free PMC Article
A diagnosis and treatment gap for thiamine deficiency disorders in sub-Saharan Africa?
Adamolekun B, Hiffler L
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2017 Nov;1408(1):15-19. Epub 2017 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13509. PMID: 29064578

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

B1 Vitamin Deficiency After Bariatric Surgery, Prevalence, and Symptoms: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Bahardoust M, Eghbali F, Shahmiri SS, Alijanpour A, Yarigholi F, Valizadeh R, Madankan A, Pouraskari AB, Ashtarinezhad B, Farokhi H, Sarafraz H, Khanafshar E
Obes Surg 2022 Sep;32(9):3104-3112. Epub 2022 Jul 1 doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06178-7. PMID: 35776243
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and other diseases associated with thyamine deficiency.
Mateos-Díaz AM, Marcos M, Chamorro AJ
Med Clin (Barc) 2022 May 13;158(9):431-436. Epub 2022 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.11.015. PMID: 35039171
Thiamine deficiency disorders: a clinical perspective.
Smith TJ, Johnson CR, Koshy R, Hess SY, Qureshi UA, Mynak ML, Fischer PR
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2021 Aug;1498(1):9-28. Epub 2020 Dec 10 doi: 10.1111/nyas.14536. PMID: 33305487Free PMC Article
Thiamin.
Lonsdale D
Adv Food Nutr Res 2018;83:1-56. Epub 2018 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2017.11.001. PMID: 29477220
Thiamine and Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review.
DiNicolantonio JJ, Liu J, O'Keefe JH
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2018 May-Jun;61(1):27-32. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.01.009. PMID: 29360523

Prognosis

Infantile thiamine deficiency: Redefining the clinical patterns.
Qureshi UA, Bhat AS, Qureshi U, Ahmad K, Wani NA, Bashir A, Akram M
Nutrition 2021 Apr;84:111097. Epub 2020 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.111097. PMID: 33461052
Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics.
Tham SL, Prasad K, Umapathi T
Brain Behav 2018 May;8(5):e00960. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1002/brb3.960. PMID: 29761013Free PMC Article
Thiamine and Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review.
DiNicolantonio JJ, Liu J, O'Keefe JH
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2018 May-Jun;61(1):27-32. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.01.009. PMID: 29360523
Experiments and rights.
Vollrath J
Bioethics 1989 Apr;3(2):93-105. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.1989.tb00331.x. PMID: 11649247
The heart and alcohol.
ELIASER M Jr, GIANSIRACUSA FJ
Calif Med 1956 Apr;84(4):234-6. PMID: 13304684Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical profile and thiamine transporter gene (SLC19A2 and SLC19A3) variations in infants with thiamine-responsive pulmonary hypertension and acute respiratory infection.
Shenoy S, Deekshit VK, Rao SS, Ashwini PS, Shenoy RD
J Trop Pediatr 2024 Aug 10;70(5) doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmae030. PMID: 39298791
Pediatric thiamine deficiency disorders in high-income countries between 2000 and 2020: a clinical reappraisal.
Rakotoambinina B, Hiffler L, Gomes F
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2021 Aug;1498(1):57-76. Epub 2021 Jul 26 doi: 10.1111/nyas.14669. PMID: 34309858Free PMC Article
Wernicke's encephalopathy in exclusive breastfed infants.
Bhat JI, Ahmed QI, Ahangar AA, Charoo BA, Sheikh MA, Syed WA
World J Pediatr 2017 Oct;13(5):485-488. Epub 2017 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0039-0. PMID: 28540694
Alcohol-related peripheral neuropathy: nutritional, toxic, or both?
Mellion M, Gilchrist JM, de la Monte S
Muscle Nerve 2011 Mar;43(3):309-16. doi: 10.1002/mus.21946. PMID: 21321947Free PMC Article
Alcohol and the heart.
Schoppet M, Maisch B
Herz 2001 Aug;26(5):345-52. doi: 10.1007/pl00002037. PMID: 11556162

Recent systematic reviews

B1 Vitamin Deficiency After Bariatric Surgery, Prevalence, and Symptoms: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Bahardoust M, Eghbali F, Shahmiri SS, Alijanpour A, Yarigholi F, Valizadeh R, Madankan A, Pouraskari AB, Ashtarinezhad B, Farokhi H, Sarafraz H, Khanafshar E
Obes Surg 2022 Sep;32(9):3104-3112. Epub 2022 Jul 1 doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06178-7. PMID: 35776243
History of uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, quality control and toxicity of the root of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore: A review.
Zhang Y, Qi D, Gao Y, Liang C, Zhang Y, Ma Z, Liu Y, Peng H, Zhang Y, Qin H, Song X, Sun X, Li Y, Liu Z
J Ethnopharmacol 2020 Oct 5;260:112995. Epub 2020 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112995. PMID: 32497674
Beriberi, a severe complication after metabolic surgery - review of the literature.
Stroh C, Meyer F, Manger T
Obes Facts 2014;7(4):246-52. Epub 2014 Jul 30 doi: 10.1159/000366012. PMID: 25095897Free PMC Article

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