1) Malnutrition
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Kwashiorkor ər is a form of severe protein–energy malnutrition characterized by edema, irritability, anorexia, ulcerating dermatoses, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates. Sufficient calorie intake, but with insufficient protein consumption, distinguishes it from marasmus. Kwashiorkor cases occur in areas of famine or poor food supply. ...
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tropical disease of infants due to protein deficiency
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condition caused by severe protein deficiency. Kwashiorkor is most often encountered in developing countries in which the diet is high in starch and ... [5 related articles]
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Protein malnutrition simultaneous with the maintenance of relatively adequate calorie intake. In affected children it causes edema, skin and hair changes, loss of appetite, diarrhea, liver disturbance, and apathy. Its name derives from its occurrence in children rejected from the breast at the birth...
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A nutritional deficiency illness in children who are not getting enough protein, this results in anaemia, poor growth, weakness, and oedema (which isparticularly characterised by a pronounced pot belly). Infamine-stricken regions, children typically develop kwashiorkor rightafter they are weaned. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(kwahsh″e-or´kor) a syndrome occurring in infants and young children soon after weaning. It is due to severe protein deficiency, and the symptoms include edema, pigmentation changes of skin and hair, impaired growth and development, distention of the abdomen, and pathologic liver changes.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kwah-shē-ōr′kōr Definitions: 1. A dietary protein deficiency disease seen originally in Africans, particularly children 1-3 years old. It is characterized by marked hypoalbuminemia, anemia, edema, pot belly, depigmentation of the skin, loss of hair or change in hair color to red, and bulky stools conta...
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Kwashiorkor: The word kwashiorkor comes from the Ivory Coast. It means the deposed (no longer suckled) child. Kwashiorkor is a childhood disease due to protein deprivation. Early signs are vague: apathy (indifference), lethargy (drowsiness) and irritability. More advanced signs are poor growth, lack of stamina, loss of muscle mass, swelling, abnorm...
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n] - severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
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Severe protein deficiency in children under five years, resulting in retarded growth, lethargy, oedema, diarrhoea, and a swollen abdomen. It is common in developing countries with a high incidence of malnutrition. The term, derived from a Ghanaian word for a child who has been weaned due to the arrival of a new sibling, was introduced to medical li...
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a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
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