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    Glossary Kwashiorkor

    severe protein malnutrition causing edema and hair thinning

    Kwashiorkor is a severe form of malnutrition caused by a deficiency in dietary protein. It is characterized by symptoms such as edema (swelling, often in the legs and abdomen), an enlarged liver, thinning hair, and a weakened immune system. This condition is most commonly seen in children in developing countries where food scarcity is prevalent.

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    1. Effect of hypochromotrichia on hair copper and zinc during kwashiorkor American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1980 · 4 citations
    2. Severe Post-Bariatric Kwashiorkor Syndrome: A Case Report Journal of Medical Research and Surgery · 2025
    3. HAIR-ROOT ADAPTATION TO MARASMUS IN ANDEAN INDIAN CHILDREN The Lancet · 1969 · 32 citations
    4. Hair as an Index of Protein Malnutrition Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 1978 · 18 citations
    5. Trichotillometry: the quantitation of hair pluckability as a method of nutritional assessment American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1981 · 17 citations
    6. Diameter and Amino Acid Changes in Hair of Negro Children with Protein-Calorie Malnutrition. Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1966 · 11 citations
    7. Biochemical changes and liver tissue pathology in weanling Wistar albino rats with protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). PubMed · 2003 · 4 citations
    8. A sharply marginated erythematous dermatitis in a toddler Pediatric dermatology · 2022 · 2 citations
    9. “Peeling paint” dermatosis in a leukemia patient JAAD case reports · 2020 · 2 citations
    10. Micronutrient Deficiency and Protein-Calorie Malnutrition After Bariatric Surgery: Clinical Course and Outcome in 3 Patients ˜The œAmerican journal of gastroenterology · 2017
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