Rapidly progressive polyneuropathy due to dry beriberi in a man: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We describe a case of rapidly progressive and severely debilitating polyneuropathy in a patient with confirmed hypovitaminosis B1, consistent with dry beriberi. Crucially, this is a treatable condition, although sometimes with inco...

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Main Authors: Lekwuwa Godwin, Kulkarni Omesh, Howard Anthony J, Emsley Hedley CA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/409