2 UNUSUAL CASES OF KWASHIORKOR - CAN PROTEIN-DEFICIENCY EXPLAIN THE MYSTERY

被引：7

作者：

OYELAMI, OA ^{[1
]}

MAXWELL, SM ^{[1
]}

ALADEKOMO, TA ^{[1
]}

ADELUSOLA, KA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIV,COLL HLTH SCI,DEPT PAEDIAT & CHILD HLTH,IFE,NIGERIA

来源：

ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS | 1995年 / 15卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1080/02724936.1995.11747775

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Two children with unusual features of kwashiorkor are reported. One, an exclusively breastfed 7-month-old girl, had been admitted earlier, treated for pneumonia and discharged 3 weeks before she presented with kwashiorkor. The other was an identical twin who was admitted for kwashiorkor and gastro-enteritis. The twin sister was underweight but relatively well. Both children died. Potent aflatoxins were detected in the organs of these children on post-mortem examination. The occurrence of kwashiorkor in a fully breastfed infant and in an identical twin does not accord with the extant belief that the aetiology of kwashiorkor is wholly nutritional, but suggests a disease probably of multifactorial origin.

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