Fatal metabolic acidosis caused by thiamine deficiency

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-303

  Klein, Moti ^a   Weksler, Natan ^a   Gurman, Gabriel M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beriberi; Metabolic acidosis; Shoshin; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDEMA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SHOCK; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VOMITING;

EID: 1542508952     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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