Lactic acidosis caused by thiamine deficiency in a pregnant alcoholic patient

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 317, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-262

  Mukunda, Beejadi N ^a  

^a Huron Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Lactic acidosis; Pregnancy; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033499247     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(15)40517-8     Document Type: Article

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