"Kwashiorkor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D007732
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.719.500
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kwashiorkor" by people in Profiles.
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The neglect of kwashiorkor. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2023 11; 7(11):751-753.
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One-carbon metabolism in children with marasmus and kwashiorkor. EBioMedicine. 2022 Jan; 75:103791.
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Choline Supplementation Prevents a Hallmark Disturbance of Kwashiorkor in Weanling Mice Fed a Maize Vegetable Diet: Hepatic Steatosis of Undernutrition. Nutrients. 2018 May 22; 10(5).
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Dietary supplementation with aromatic amino acids increases protein synthesis in children with severe acute malnutrition. J Nutr. 2014 May; 144(5):660-6.
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Effects of randomized supplementation of methionine or alanine on cysteine and glutathione production during the early phase of treatment of children with edematous malnutrition. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 May; 99(5):1052-8.
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Protein metabolism in severe childhood malnutrition. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2008 Jun; 28(2):87-101.
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Arginine flux and intravascular nitric oxide synthesis in severe childhood undernutrition. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct; 86(4):1024-31.
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Sulfur amino acid metabolism in children with severe childhood undernutrition: methionine kinetics. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Dec; 84(6):1400-5.
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Sulfur amino acid metabolism in children with severe childhood undernutrition: cysteine kinetics. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Dec; 84(6):1393-9.
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Glycine production in severe childhood undernutrition. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jul; 84(1):143-9.