Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition
Rapid restoration of nutrients and electrolytes after prolonged starvation could result in a life threatening condition characterized by sensory and neurological dysfunction and severe metabolic imbalance that has been designated as refeeding syndrome. Its diagnosis is frequently missed resulting in...
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| author | Einat Hershkowitz Alon Reshef Olga Munich Bracha Yosefi Arie Markel |
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| description | Rapid restoration of nutrients and electrolytes after prolonged starvation could result in a life threatening condition characterized by sensory and neurological dysfunction and severe metabolic imbalance that has been designated as refeeding syndrome. Its diagnosis is frequently missed resulting in severe complications and even death. We describe a 25-years-old female patient with mental disorders and severe malnutrition who developed severe clinical manifestations and biochemical abnormalities characteristic of the refeeding syndrome, after restarting oral feeding on her own. Schizophrenia was later diagnosed. Increased awareness of this condition and its complications is necessary to prevent its detrimental complications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2496f43ad4c49a4a7a4daa2342838d52025-02-03T06:44:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/605707605707Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal ConditionEinat Hershkowitz0Alon Reshef1Olga Munich2Bracha Yosefi3Arie Markel4Department of Clinical Nutrition, Haemek Medical Center, Afula, IsraelDepartment of Psychiatry, Haemek Medical Center, Afula, IsraelDepartment of Internal Medicine A, Haemek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, IsraelDepartment of Internal Medicine A, Haemek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, IsraelDepartment of Internal Medicine A, Haemek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, IsraelRapid restoration of nutrients and electrolytes after prolonged starvation could result in a life threatening condition characterized by sensory and neurological dysfunction and severe metabolic imbalance that has been designated as refeeding syndrome. Its diagnosis is frequently missed resulting in severe complications and even death. We describe a 25-years-old female patient with mental disorders and severe malnutrition who developed severe clinical manifestations and biochemical abnormalities characteristic of the refeeding syndrome, after restarting oral feeding on her own. Schizophrenia was later diagnosed. Increased awareness of this condition and its complications is necessary to prevent its detrimental complications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/605707 |
| spellingShingle | Einat Hershkowitz Alon Reshef Olga Munich Bracha Yosefi Arie Markel Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition |
| title_full | Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition |
| title_fullStr | Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition |
| title_short | Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition |
| title_sort | thiamine deficiency in self induced refeeding syndrome an undetected and potentially lethal condition |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/605707 |
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