A poor Asian American refugee who has been eating polished white rice has been experiencing loss of appetite, weight loss, memory loss, confusion, muscle weakness, pain, numbness, and tingling in the feet and hands. Her diagnosis is
A) ariboflavinosis. B) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
C) beriberi. D) pellagra.
Answer: C
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