Clinical History and Colliquative Myocytolysis Are Keys to the Diagnosis of Shoshin Beriberi
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Clinical History and Colliquative Myocytolysis Are Keys to the Diagnosis of Shoshin Beriberi
Cardiovascular beriberi presents as either the fulminant (Shoshin beriberi) or chronic form. Shoshin beriberi is a rare disease that may lead to a fatal outcome if the patient does not receive appropriate treatment. In the present report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old man presenting with leg edema and dyspnea at rest. Clinical presentations were nonalcoholic Shoshin beriberi and lactate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Pathology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6781,2090-679X
DOI: 10.1155/2014/506072