marasmus

(1980) did a study of a total 16 malnourished patient (8 marasmic infant and 8 kwashiorkor).

All children also were examined for evidence of things like swelling, marasmic appearance (wasting, loss of body fat and muscle), yellowed hair, eye findings of vitamin A deficiency, etc.

The activity of the antioxidative enzyme glutathione peroxidase, as well as the concentration of its substrate, and reduced glutathione, was significantly lower in serum of kwashiorkor children than in marasmic children and in healthy children [12].

[1-3] Some observational studies conducted in Africa have shown that children with SAM who are HIV-positive are more at risk of dying compared with thei HIV-negative counterparts, [4-6] especially if they are marasmic. [3,7] In some cases of SAM, HIV is comorbid with other conditions such as lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) and tuberculosis.

Differentiating subtypes (hypoalbuminemic vs marasmic) of protein-calorie malnutrition: Incidence and clinical significance in a university hospital setting.

Marasmic patients have signs of wasting in the axilla, groin and buttock areas, and subsequently on the face.

In its response the board said it had provided information covering conditions including marasmic kwashiorkor - de-fined by children's rights organisation Unicef as a form of "severe acute malnutrition" - and "unspecified severe protein-energy malnutrition".

1999 [18] had reported an increase of the antioxidant enzymatic activities in 40% of the marasmic children, whereas Sive et al.

In the spectrum of PEM including kwashiorkor, marasmus and marasmic kwashiorkor, some investigators have associated aflatoxins specifically with the development of kwashiorkor alone [6-9].

Objectives: To determine the levels and possible role of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFa, IL-1 and IL-6 in children with clinical protein energy malnutrition (kwashiorkor, marasmic kwashiorkor or marasmus) alone and in combination with malaria in Western Kenya.