Severe protein-calorie malnutrition in two brothers due to abuse by starvation

• Main Authors: Marcela Montenegro Braga Barroso (Author), Luiza Martins Salvador (Author), Ulysses Fagundes Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To describe the case of two siblings with severe protein-calorie malnutrition due to abuse by starvation. Cases description: The two patients were simultaneously referred to the Hospital Municipal, where they were admitted to the Pediatric Gastroenterology clinic of a university...