About The Medical Condition Deficiency, Thiamine

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Deficiency, Thiamine

Deficiency, Thiamine Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Deficiency, Thiamine Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Deficiency, Thiamine?

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)

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