Infantile Cardiac Beriberi in Rural North East India

Abstract

Twenty eight exclusively breastfed infants presented between 1 July, 2017 and 30 June, 2018 with acute heart failure syndrome, with 23 (92%) showing dramatic clinical resolution of shock within 24 hours of receiving intravenous thiamine (100 mg) bolus. Our findings raise awareness for addressing this neglected nutritional disease in North East India.