Infantile Cardiac Beriberi in Rural North East India.

Thankaraj, Shajin; Koshy, Roshine M; Ismavel, Vijayanand

Thankaraj, Shajin; Koshy, Roshine M; Ismavel, Vijayanand.

Afiliação

Thankaraj S; Department of Pediatrics, Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital, Assam, India. mail4shajin@gmail.com.
Koshy RM; Department of Medicine, Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital, Assam, India.
Ismavel V; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital, Assam, India.

Indian Pediatr ; 57(9): 859-860, 2020 09 15.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32999118

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Twenty eight exclusively breastfed infants presented between 1 July, 2017 and 30 June, 2018 with acute heart failure syndrome, with 23 (92%) showing dramatic clinical resolution of shock within 24 hours of receiving intravenous thiamine (100 mg) bolus. Our findings raise awareness for addressing this neglected nutritional disease in North East India.

Assuntos

Beriberi; Deficiência de Tiamina; Beriberi/tratamento farmacológico; Beriberi/epidemiologia; Aleitamento Materno; Feminino; Humanos; Índia/epidemiologia; Lactente; Tiamina

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Deficiência de Tiamina / Beriberi Limite: Female / Humans / Infant País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Indian Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Índia

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