A Case of Wernicke Disease in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

Wernicke's disease is a condition produced by thiamine deficiency; more than 90% of the cases are observed in chronic alcoholics. Other less frequent conditions associated with Wernicke disease are gastric disorders, prolonged parenteral nutrition, uremia, hemodialysis, hyperemesis gravidarum, prolonged starvation, and AIDS. We report a 41-year-old female patient of Wernicke disease associated with nausea and prolonged parenteral nutrition after chemotherapy of acute promyelocytic leukemia. She has got thiamine replacement therapy and most symptoms were improved. She was discharged after complete remission of leukemia and recovery of normal diet.