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kwashiorkor

English

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KwashiokorAdmitted
Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hairAdmitted
Nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hairAdmitted
kwashiorkorPreferred

“A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe lack of protein and edema or anasarca, has_symptom swelling, gastrointestinal upset, dehydration, thin dry skin, and cough, and has_material_basis_in severe deficit of protein, resulting in lack of albumin causing decreased oncotic pressure in the vasculature and increased activation of the renin-angiotensin axis and antidiuretic hormone.”

Chinese (China)

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夸休可尔症Preferred