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Descriptor English: Beriberi
Descriptor Spanish: Beriberi
Descriptor beriberi
Entry term(s) beri beri
Scope note: Enfermedad causada por un déficit de tiamina (vitamina B1) y caracterizada por polineuritis, enfermedades cardíacas y edema. La forma epidémica se observa principalmente en regiones en las que el alimento principal es arroz blanco (descascarillado), p. ej., Japón, China, Filipinas, India y otros países del sudeste asiático. (Traducción libre del original: Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Beriberi
Descriptor French: Béribéri
Tree number(s): C18.654.521.500.133.699.827.223
SP6.990.625.344.378.400.332.410.223
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001602
Scope note: A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) and characterized by polyneuritis, cardiac pathology, and edema. The epidemic form is found primarily in areas in which white (polished) rice is the staple food, as in Japan, China, the Philippines, India, and other countries of southeast Asia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: caused by THIAMINE DEFICIENCY
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 1627
Unique ID: D001602
NLM Classification: WD 122
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Beriberi - Preferred
Concept UI M0002399
Scope note A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) and characterized by polyneuritis, cardiac pathology, and edema. The epidemic form is found primarily in areas in which white (polished) rice is the staple food, as in Japan, China, the Philippines, India, and other countries of southeast Asia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Beriberi



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