Shoshin Beriberi and Severe Accidental Hypothermia as Causes of Heart Failure in a 6-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

Shoshin Beriberi and Severe Accidental Hypothermia as Causes of Heart Failure in a 6-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

Severe accidental hypothermia has been demonstrated to affect ventricular systolic and diastolic functions, and rewarming might be responsible of cardiovascular collapse. Until now, there have been only a few reports on severe accidental hypothermia, none of which involved children. Herein, we descr...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Vicinanza, Corinne De Laet, Shancy Rooze, Ariane Willems, Xavier Beretta-Piccoli, Daphné Vens, Cédric Voglet, Caroline Jacquemart, Martial Massin, Dominique Biarent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
severe accidental hypothermia
heart failure
malnutrition
thiamine deficiency
refeeding syndrome
child
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00119/full

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