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Pediatric malnutrition

小儿内科

Common symptoms

拒食、面色苍白、儿童偏食、烦躁不安、便秘、肌肉萎缩

The pathology of disease

Pediatric malnutrition is undernutrition in children; wasting (weight-for-height), stunting (height-for-age), underweight; multifactorial; development.

Symptoms

Low weight; growth failure; muscle wasting; edema (kwashiorkor); developmental delay; recurrent infection

Causes

Inadequate intake; infection; poverty; feeding; malabsorption.

Treatment

Nutritional rehabilitation; ready-to-use therapeutic food; treat infection; feeding counseling; monitor growth

Dept

Pediatrics / nutrition.

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