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Abstract
Adults who had been drinking alcohol were admitted to hospital with severe lacticacidosis and died within two days. Empirical treatment with thiamine proved to be a cure for the disorder, for it was acute pernicious or fulminating beriberi. Thiamine deficiency is neglected as a cause of lacticacidosis.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6147512 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)92918-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321