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. 2020 Sep 15;57(9):859-860.
doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-1969-5.

Infantile Cardiac Beriberi in Rural North East India

Shajin Thankaraj  1 , Roshine M Koshy  2 , Vijayanand Ismavel  3
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Infantile Cardiac Beriberi in Rural North East India

Shajin Thankaraj et al. Indian Pediatr. .

Abstract

Twenty eight exclusively breastfed infants presented between 1 July, 2017 and 30 June, 2018 with acute heart failure syndrome, with 23 (92%) showing dramatic clinical resolution of shock within 24 hours of receiving intravenous thiamine (100 mg) bolus. Our findings raise awareness for addressing this neglected nutritional disease in North East India.

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