《英文msh词典》Deficiency,Thiamine
[入口词] Deficiency,Thiamine
[主题词] Thiamine Deficiency
[英文释义] 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)