Overview
Kwashiorkor is a disorder.
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Research Evidence
Peer-reviewed studies linked via MeSH term "Kwashiorkor" from the MEDLINE/PubMed database.
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Difference between kwashiorkor and marasmus: Comparative meta-analysis of pathogenic characteristics and implications for treatment.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Microb Pathog · 2021
PMID: 33359074Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis on efficacy of amoxicillin in uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] · Microb Pathog · 2017
PMID: 27374892Meta-Analysis
Supplementary vitamin E, selenium, cysteine and riboflavin for preventing kwashiorkor in preschool children in developing countries.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2010
A systematic review of pharmacokinetics studies in children with protein-energy malnutrition.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] · Eur J Clin Pharmacol · 2010
PMID: 20552179Meta-Analysis
Effects of randomized supplementation of methionine or alanine on cysteine and glutathione production during the early phase of treatment of children with edematous malnutrition.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Am J Clin Nutr · 2014
Dietary supplementation with aromatic amino acids increases protein synthesis in children with severe acute malnutrition.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · J Nutr · 2014
Probiotics and prebiotics for severe acute malnutrition (PRONUT study): a double-blind efficacy randomised controlled trial in Malawi.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Lancet · 2009
PMID: 19595348RCT
Nutrition rehabilitation of undernourished children utilizing Spiruline and Misola.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Nutr J · 2006
Effects of antioxidants on glutathione levels and clinical recovery from the malnutrition syndrome kwashiorkor--a pilot study.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Redox Rep · 2005
PMID: 16259789RCT
Kwashiorkor and sarcopenic obesity: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] · J Pak Med Assoc · 2024
PMID: 39658998Review
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Related Conditions
Quick Facts
- SNOMED CT
- 58262005
- UMLS CUI
- C0022806
- Fully Specified Name
- Kwashiorkor (disorder)
- Specialists
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- Diagnostic Biomarkers
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