Kwashiorkor and marasmus - USMLE Biochemistry

Kwashiorkor and marasmus are two separate diseases, but the former is so often superimposed on the latter that most clinical cases of kwashiorkor are better characterized as "marasmic kwashiorkor." Kwashiorkor is a disease syndrome resulting from a severe deficiency of dietary protein relative to caloric intake. It is characterized typically by retardation of growth and development, edema, fatty enlarged liver, anorexia, and alterations in the color and texture of the hair and the skin. The chil

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