Abstract
Bariatric surgery is an effective strategy for achieving substantial weight loss, prolonging survival, and improving the comorbidities associated with obesity. Nutritional deficiency is a commonly recognized post-procedural complication. Here, we present a case of a patient with paresthesia, lower extremity weakness, and altered mental status one year following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, who was found to have multiple vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies and was diagnosed with beriberi in the setting of profound thiamine deficiency.
Recommended Citation
Pokharel, Ashik; Acharya, Indira; Akhiwu, Ted O; and Haas, Christopher J
(2023)
"Dry Beriberi Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery,"
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: Vol. 13:
Iss.
4, Article 13.
DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1210
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.gbmc.org/jchimp/vol13/iss4/13
