Clinical History and Colliquative Myocytolysis Are Keys to the Diagnosis of Shoshin Beriberi

• Main Authors: Toshiki Kuno (Author), Hiroshi Nakamura (Author), Yutaka Endo (Author), Kohei Saito (Author), Hiroyuki Yamazaki (Author), Hiroyuki Motoda (Author), Yohei Numasawa (Author), Kazuhiko Shimizu (Author), Toshiyuki Takahashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiovascular beriberi presents as either the fulminant (Shoshin beriberi) or chronic form. Shoshin beriberi is a rare disease that may lead to a fatal outcome if the patient does not receive appropriate treatment. In the present report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old man presenting with leg...