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kwashiorkor (DOID:13579)
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Synonyms: Kwashiokor; Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair; Nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:E40, ICD9CM:260, MESH:D007732, UMLS_CUI:C0022806
Definition: A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe lack of protein and edema or anasarca, has_symptom swelling, gastrointestinal upset, dehydration, thin dry skin, and cough, and has_material_basis_in severe deficit of protein, resulting in lack of albumin causing decreased oncotic pressure in the vasculature and increased activation of the renin-angiotensin axis and antidiuretic hormone.

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