Question

Deficiency of Thiamin leads to:

• A. Rickets
• B. Osteomalacia
• C. Pellagra
• D. Beriberi

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Beriberi

• The major manifestations of thiamine deficiency in humans involve the cardiovascular (wet beriberi) and nervous (dry beriberi, or neuropathy, and/or Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome) systems.

• The cardiovascular signs and symptoms include dyspnea, fatigue, leg edema, and palpitations.