Kwashiorkor

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German

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Noun

Kwashiorkor m (strong, genitive Kwashiorkors, no plural)

  1. kwashiorkor
    Synonym: Mehlnährschaden
    • 2003, Michael J. Lentze, Franz J. Schulte, Jürgen Schaub, Jürgen Spranger, Pädiatrie: Grundlagen und Praxis, page 219:
      Der Kwashiorkor tritt bei älteren Klein- und Schulkindern auf und ist gekennzeichnet durch Ödeme, Hautläsionen, Haarveränderungen, Apathie und Anorexie.
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