The genesis of œdema in beriberi

Abstract
In a previous communication (1) it was shown: (1) that in avian beriberi (polyneuritis gallinarum) œdema was constantly (100 per cent.) associated with massive enlargement of the adrenal glands; (2) that 82.2 per cent, of cases having such enlargement of the adrenal glands presented evidences of œdema in some form; (3) that the enlargement of the adrenals was associated with a corresponding increase in the adrenalin-content, as determined by physiological means. Additional evidence confirmatory of these findings is recorded in the present paper. Avian beriberi was produced experimentally in a fourth series of 22 young pigeons by means of a dietary of autoclaved milled rice (2 and 3). Detailed post-mortem examinations were made in all cases. The heart’s blood was examined by aerobic cultural methods for bacterial organisms. Ten of the 22 cases presented evidences of œdema (Tables II and III).

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