Kwashiorkor is a form of edematous malnutrition because one of its symptoms is edema, or swelling from fluid retention. Another malnutrition disease is marasmus. It’s similar in appearance to ...

Diarrhea can also be a contributing cause of marasmus. Kwashiorkor is another severe form of protein-energy malnutrition where the main deficiency is protein. Severe cases of malnutrition can lead ...

This symptom can be confused as a sign of kwashiorkor, which is another type of malnutrition. ‌Marasmus is mainly caused by nutrient deficiency due to malnourishment. Here are some risk ...

Kwashiorkor is the result of severe malnutrition or lack of protein. It is different than marasmus, a form of malnutrition that is due to lack of calories. Proteins are responsible for maintaining ...

The paediatricians said the most vulnerable, the children are the ones who most markedly manifest the effects of starvation, and nutritional deficiency, manifesting as kwashiorkor or marasmus now ...

DURING the past two decades, there has been a growing scientific interest in the diseases kwashiorkor and marasmus. Their study could add considerably to our understanding of the regulation of ...

“PEM is divided into two (2) which is (i) Kwashiorkor (not eating enough protein despite eating a reasonable amount of calorie) and (ii) Marasmus (not eating both enough protein and calorie).

The deadly kwashiorkor disease that was so much associated with the Biafra war has made a return to peacetime Nigeria. It was not a pretty sight seeing malnourished children with distended ...