Descriptor English: | Kwashiorkor | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Kwashiorkor
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Kwashiorkor | ||||
Descriptor French: | Kwashiorkor | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Kwashiorkors |
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Tree number(s): |
C18.654.521.719.500 SP6.990.625.344.482.510 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007732 | ||||
Scope note: | A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in Gold Coast, Africa, meaning "displaced child". Although first reported from Africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (From Dorland, 27th ed) |
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Annotation: | severe form of protein malnutrition |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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DeCS ID: | 24223 | ||||
Unique ID: | D007732 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2014/10/16 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Nutritional Sciences [SP6]Nutritional Sciences
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Kwashiorkor
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Concept UI |
M0012087 |
Scope note | A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in Gold Coast, Africa, meaning "displaced child". Although first reported from Africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (From Dorland, 27th ed) |
Preferred term | Kwashiorkor |
Entry term(s) |
Kwashiorkors |
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