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Kwashiorkor also called protein malnutrition
condition caused by severe protein deficiency. Kwashiorkor is most often encountered in developing countries in which the diet is high in starch and low in proteins. It is common in young children weaned to a diet consisting chiefly of cereal grains, cassava, plantain, and sweet potato or similar starchy foods. The condition in children was first described in 1932. The term kwashiorkor means “deposed child” (“deposed” from the mother’s breast by a newborn sibling) in one African dialect and “red boy” in another dialect. The latter term comes from the reddish orange discoloration of the hair that is characteristic of the disease. Other symptoms include dry skin and skin rash, potbelly and edema, weakness, nervous irritability, anemia, digestive disturbances such as diarrhea, and fatty infiltration of the liver.
Eli vakavaa proteiinin puutosta tavataan yleensä kehitysmaissa, joissa syödään tärkkelyspitoista ruokaa. Yleensä lapsilla. Mielenkiintoista, saattaa vaikuttaa hiusten väriin oranssinpunertavasti. Oireita: kuiva iho, ihottuma, "pömppömaha", turvotus (ödeema), (lihas)heikkous, hermostuneisuus, anemia, ruuansulatuksen häiriöt, kuten ripuli, sekä maksan rasvoittuminen(?).
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Kiitos asian valottamisesta, Els.