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beriberi
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
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- Most feared was beriberi, a potentially deadly disease caused by a lack of thiamine.†
p. 197.6 *
- There were two forms of beriberi, and they could occur concurrently.†
p. 197.7
- "Wet" beriberi affected the heart and the circulatory system, causing marked edema—swelling—of the extremities; if untreated, it was often fatal.†
p. 197.7
- "Dry" beriberi affected the nervous system, causing numbness, confusion, unsteady gait, and paralysis.†
p. 197.7
- When wet beriberi victims pressed on their swollen limbs, deep indentations would remain long after the pressure was removed, giving the men the unnerving impression that their bones were softening.†
p. 197.8
- In some cases, wet beriberi caused extreme swelling of the scrotum.†
p. 197.9
- Not long after, beriberi set in, and Minsaas became too weak to walk, then could no longer speak.†
p. 208.3
- He had developed beriberi.†
p. 220.9
- Just as at Ofuna, beriberi and other preventable diseases were epidemic at Omori.†
p. 235.6
- Almost everyone had beriberi, and some men went blind from malnutrition.†
p. 266.1
- These were the cremated remains of sixty Australian POWs—one in every five prisoners—who had died in this camp in 1943 and 1944, succumbing to pneumonia, beriberi, malnutrition, colitis, or a combination of these.†
p. 278.3
- The civilians that they saw were in shocking condition: The limbs of the adults were grotesquely swollen from beriberi; the children were emaciated.†
p. 291.9
- He'd seen too many men die to be ignorant of what this meant: beriberi.†
p. 303.4
- At one chain of hospitals, doctors found a history of wet beriberi in 77 percent of POWs and dry beriberi in half.†
p. 346.4
- At one chain of hospitals, doctors found a history of wet beriberi in 77 percent of POWs and dry beriberi in half.†
p. 346.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(beriberi) disease caused by a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1); symptoms include muscle weakness, loss of appetite, nerve degeneration
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)