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- C H Campbell.
- Lancet. 1984 Aug 25;2(8400):446-9.
AbstractAdults who had been drinking alcohol were admitted to hospital with severe lacticacidosis and died within two days. Empirical treatment with thiamine proved to be a cure for the disorder, for it was acute pernicious or fulminating beriberi. Thiamine deficiency is neglected as a cause of lacticacidosis.
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