Cardiac beriberi morphological findings in two fatal cases.docVIP

Belloetal.DiagnosticPathology2011,6:8 /content/6/1/8 CASE REPORT OpenAccess Cardiacberiberi:morphologicalfindingsintwo fatalcases StefaniaBello,MargheritaNeri,IreneRiezzo,MohammadShafieOthman,EmanuelaTurillazzi,VittorioFineschi* Abstract Cardiovascularberiberiiscategorizedintotwomaingroups,accordingtoitscause:alcoholicandnon-alcoholic (dietary).Cardiovascularberibericanalsobedividedintoafulminantform(Shoshinberiberi)andachronicform. Shoshinberiberiischaracterizedbyhypotension,tachycardia,andlacticacidosisandismainlyencounteredinnon- alcoholicpatientsinAsiancountries,althoughithasalsobeenseen