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==Background==
*Most common cause: chronic [[alcohol Abuse|alcohol abuse]]
*Other causes: malabsorption, [[hemodialysis]], chronic [[malnutrition|protein-calorie undernutrition]]
*IV [[dextrose]] can precipitate in patients with marginal thiamine stores

{{Thiamine deficiency types}}

==Clinical Features==
*Early/mild features:
**Anorexia
**Muscle cramps
**[[Paresthesias]]
**Irritability
*Advanced/severe deficiency
**See [[beriberi]]
**See [[Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome]]

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Ethanol DDX}}
{{Vitamin deficiencies DDX}}

==Evaluation==
*Clinical diagnosis

==Management==
*[[Thiamine]] 50–100 mg IV for first few days, followed by 5-10mg PO daily
*Replete other vitamins/electrolytes that may also be depleted (i.e. [[banana bag]])
*Replete thiamine '''before''' giving IV dextrose!

==Disposition==

==Prevention==
{{Vitamin prophylaxis for ETOH}}

==See Also==
*[[Thiamine]]

==References==
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