Kwashiorkor

It affects children with edema and malnutrition characterized by bilateral edema and there are no other medical causes of edema

The cause is not yet clear, but as it is normally recommended, it is not due to a protein shortage of the meal entirely. It is usually related to diseases such as corn-based diet, recent weaning, measles, diarrhea.

It is the most common in sub-Saharan Africa and it is rare in developed countries unless it is associated with a fundamental disease like AIDS.

Simple cases are managed at home using cooked therapeutic foods (RUTF). Complex cases in hospital treatment

Complications include infections, hypoglycemia, hypothermia, dry eyes, electrolyte imbalance, heart failure, etc.

Initial stabilization means that moisture and oral calorie intake is limited to the necessary amount of maintenance. Every case should be administered antibiotics on a daily basis

Kwashiorkor, or edema malnutrition is defined as the presence of bilateral edema, usually occurring in the absence of another edema for medical reasons, upon receiving a monotonic serial diet. Marasmic Kwasiolkor has severe weight loss in addition to edema. Kwashiorkor usually occurs in weaning and children under 4 years of age, but it may occur in particular with respect to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. Kwashiorkor's edema is not ascitic, but is found in the soft tissue of the extremities

Severe malnutrition, typified by weight loss, edema, or both, is almost exclusively found in children 3. The term 29 kwashiorkor comes from Gana of Ghana and it means "disease, carbohydrate, fat after disease supply is insufficient and the next major cause of protein - energy malnutrition is serious and chronic Infectious diseases, especially those causing diarrhea, and other diseases such as helminth infections Potential mechanisms include loss of food intake due to anorexia, reduced nutrient absorption, increased metabolic demand and direct nutritional loss Included 6, 30.

The cause of malnutrition is insufficient intake of energy food (carbohydrate, fat), protein, micronutrients (vitamins, minerals) 4 Energy and protein malnutrition appears clinically as waste, kwashiorkor, marasmic-kwashiorkor See figure). 1 and FIG. 2). Current WHO guidelines incorporate these entities into their variability regardless of the comprehensive term "severe acute malnutrition" and the presence of medical complications. I will not lose weight or increase my weight. Box 1 outlines asymptomatic and clinical malnutrition. Iron, iodine, vitamin

In Zambia, the most common form of malnutrition is protein energy malnutrition (PEM), which appears as kwashiorkor, marasmus or marasmic-kwashiorkor. Major micronutrient deficiencies associated with malnutrition are vitamin A deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. And it is common in women and children. The prevalence of PEM is closely related to improper dietary intake. This is related to the decline in income levels and prevents families from getting enough nutritious foods in the market.