Thiamine Deficiency

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)

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Tree Number(s): C18.654.521.500.133.699.827

MeSH Unique ID: D013832

Entry Terms:

• Deficiency, Thiamine
• Deficiencies, Thiamine
• Thiamine Deficiencies

See Also:

• Beriberi

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Nutrition Disorders
Malnutrition
Deficiency Diseases
Avitaminosis
Vitamin B Deficiency
Thiamine Deficiency
Beriberi
Wernicke Encephalopathy