Thiamine-dependent beriberi in the “thiamine-responsive anemia syndrome”
H Mandel, M Berant, A Hazani… - New England Journal of …, 1984 - Mass Medical Soc
H Mandel, M Berant, A Hazani, Y Naveh
New England Journal of Medicine, 1984•Mass Medical SocIN 1969 Rogers et al. described a case of unexplained anemia in association with diabetes
mellitus and sensorineural deafness. 1 The anemia responded only to pharmacologic
closes of thiamine. Another such case of" thiamine-responsive anemia" was reported by
Viana and Carvalho in 1978, 2 and two additional cases were presented by Haworth et al. in
1982.3 We describe a three-month-old girl who presented with severe anemia, diabetes,
and deafness, all of which improved with high-dose thiamine treatment. To our knowledge …
mellitus and sensorineural deafness. 1 The anemia responded only to pharmacologic
closes of thiamine. Another such case of" thiamine-responsive anemia" was reported by
Viana and Carvalho in 1978, 2 and two additional cases were presented by Haworth et al. in
1982.3 We describe a three-month-old girl who presented with severe anemia, diabetes,
and deafness, all of which improved with high-dose thiamine treatment. To our knowledge …
IN 1969 Rogers et al. described a case of unexplained anemia in association with diabetes mellitus and sensorineural deafness.1 The anemia responded only to pharmacologic closes of thiamine. Another such case of "thiamine-responsive anemia" was reported by Viana and Carvalho in 1978,2 and two additional cases were presented by Haworth et al. in 1982.3
We describe a three-month-old girl who presented with severe anemia, diabetes, and deafness, all of which improved with high-dose thiamine treatment. To our knowledge, our patient is the youngest patient recognized as having this syndrome. In addition to anemia, diabetes, and deafness, she had generalized puffiness, . . .
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