loading...| Preferred Name |
kwashiorkor |
| Synonyms |
Kwashiokor nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair |
| Definitions |
A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in Gold Coast, Africa, meaning 'displaced child'. Although first reported from Africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (From Dorland, 27th ed) |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006826 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D007732 ICD9:260 MedDRA:10023504 EFO:1001009 ICD10CM:E40 DOID:13579 SCTID:58262005 UMLS:C0022806 |
| definition |
A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in Gold Coast, Africa, meaning 'displaced child'. Although first reported from Africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (From Dorland, 27th ed) |
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0022806 http://identifiers.org/mesh/D007732 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/58262005 |
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Kwashiokor nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair |
| id |
MONDO:0006826 |
| label |
kwashiorkor |
| notation |
MONDO:0006826 |
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kwashiorkor |
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