| kwashiorkor |
A severe protein-deficiency type of malnutrition of children. It occurs after the child is weaned. The clinical signs are, at first, a vague type of lethargy, apathy, or irritability and, later, failure to grow, mental deficiency, increased susceptibility to infections, and edema.
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| kwashiorkor |
is another term for protein malnutrition.
Ãâó: www.rxkinetics.com/tpntutorial/1_1.html
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