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Kwashiorkor (/ˌkwɒʃiˈɔːrkɔːr, -kər/ KWOSH-ee-OR-kor, -kər, is also KWASH-) is a form of
severe protein malnutrition characterized by
edema and an enlarged...
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prior to age 1,
whereas kwashiorkor occurrence increases after 18 months. It can be
distinguished from
kwashiorkor in that
kwashiorkor is
protein deficiency...
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Types include:
Kwashiorkor (protein
malnutrition predominant)
Marasmus (deficiency in
calorie intake)
Marasmic kwashiorkor (marked
protein deficiency...
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variety of
ailments including Intellectual disability and
kwashiorkor.
Symptoms of
kwashiorkor include apathy, diarrhea, inactivity,
failure to grow, flaky...
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hypoalbuminemia make
fluid status control especially difficult.
Kwashiorkor is a
disease of
malnutrition characterized by
decreased protein intake...
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stomach represents a form of
malnutrition called kwashiorkor. The
exact pathogenesis of
kwashiorkor is not clear, as
initially it was
thought to relate...
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cause of undernutrition. Two
forms of PEM are
kwashiorkor and marasmus; both
commonly coexist.
Kwashiorkor is
primarily caused by
inadequate protein intake...
- low
protein levels,
liver problems, deep vein thrombosis, infections,
Kwashiorkor, angioedema,
certain medications, and lymphedema. It may also
occur in...
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Blunt kidney trauma Peritonitis Menstruation Ruminal tympany Bloating Kwashiorkor Dorland's (2012). Dorland's
Illustrated Medical Dictionary (32nd ed.)...
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child malnutrition syndrome,
kwashiorkor, by
Cicely Williams. She was the
first to
recognise and
conduct research on
kwashiorkor and
differentiate it from...
