Deficiencies,Thiamine

《英文msh詞典》Deficiencies,Thiamine
[入口詞] Deficiencies,Thiamine
[主題詞] Thiamine Deficiency
[英文釋義] A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of THIAMINE in the diet,characterized by anorexia,irritability,and weight loss. Later,patients experience weakness,peripheral neuropathy,headache,and tachycardia. In addition to being caused by a poor diet,thiamine deficiency in the United States most commonly occurs as a result of alcoholism,since ethanol interferes with thiamine absorption. In countries relying on polished rice as a dietary staple,BERIBERI prevalence is very high. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine,19th ed,p1171)