Kwashiorkor is a form of severe malnutrition. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

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Children without marasmus or kwashiorkor can also experience stunted growth caused by an inadequate protein intake. Children with marasmus experience significant muscle wasting and loss of their ...

Pascal N et al. (2002) Serum concentrations of sex hormone binding globulin are elevated in kwashiorkor and anorexia nervosa but not in marasmus. Am J Clin Nutr 76: 239–244 ...

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Many of the children admitted already suffer from complications such as kwashiorkor with skin lesions, respiratory infections, or malaria, which complicate the treatment of malnutrition.