Kwashiorkor on the south shore

• Autori principali: Samuel T. Arcieri (Autore), Szeya Cheung (Autore), Alexander Belkin (Autore), Ajish Pillai (Autore), Ravi Gupta (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Kwashiorkor syndrome is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition characterized by protein deficiency and bilateral extremity swelling. Worldwide, most affected regions include Southeast Asia, South Africa and Central America; it is rare in developed countries such as the USA. We report a case of...