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| Term | kwashiorkor | ID (Ontology) | DOID:13579 (Human Disease) |
| Definition | A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe lack of protein and edema or anasarca, has_symptom swelling, gastrointestinal upset, dehydration, thin dry skin, and cough, and has_material_basis_in severe deficit of protein, resulting in lack of albumin causing decreased oncotic pressure in the vasculature and increased activation of the renin-angiotensin axis and antidiuretic hormone. | ||
| Also Known As | "Kwashiokor" ; "Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair" ; "Nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair" | ||
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nutritional deficiency disease |__protein-energy malnutrition |__kwashiorkor |
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| Is a | protein-energy malnutrition | ||
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ICD10CM:E40 ICD9CM:260 MESH:D007732 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154730001 UMLS_CUI:C0022806 |
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