wet beriberi

Wet beriberi affects the cardiovascular system, as well as other bodily systems.

The three major forms of the disorder are dry beriberi, wet beriberi, and infantile beriberi.

Wet beriberi is associated with mental confusion, muscular atrophy, edema, tachycardia, cardiomegaly, and congestive heart failure in addition to peripheral neuropathy.

Wet beriberi affects the heart; it is sometimes fatal, as it causes a combination of heart failure and weakening of the capillary walls, which causes the peripheral tissues to become edematous.