The Hazards of Malnutrition in Early Infancy
Severe protein calorie malnutrition is often accompanied by vitamin A deficiency and intercurrent infections. These three conditions have a synergistic action on each other. The younger the infant, the more severe are the hazards of nutritional deficiency. Severe malnutrition in early infancy result...
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House,
2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Severe protein calorie malnutrition is often accompanied by vitamin A deficiency and intercurrent infections. These three conditions have a synergistic action on each other. The younger the infant, the more severe are the hazards of nutritional deficiency. Severe malnutrition in early infancy results in: • Direct hazards to the infant consisting of: • Retardation of physical development. • Retardation of brain development with subsequent impairment of learning ability. • Decreased resistance against infections. • PCM is a predisposing factor to diarrhoea, with aggravated the malnutrition. • Blindness due to vitamin A deficiency. |
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| Item Description: | 0030-9311 2338-476X 10.14238/pi16.1-2.1976.47-58 |