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1550720

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Children, especially infants, require adequate calories and nutrients to meet the high demands of normal growth and development; protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals are all important in achieving this goal. Malnutrition results from deficiency in one or more of these basic nutrients. It may be caused by (1) insufficient dietary intake, (2) malabsorption, (3) poor utilization of nutrients, and (4) increased catabolism. A range of clinical and metabolic changes occurs as a result of profound and generalized abnormalities at a cellular level. Mucocutaneous changes constitute one of the variable and multisystemic clinical manifestations of malnutrition. Although some signs are characteristic of a specific nutrient deficiency, an overlap of skin manifestations is observed in multiple deficiency states. The periorificial glazed erythema and hair loss of zinc deficiency also may be seen in patients with essential fatty acid deficiency, biotinidase deficiency, and even kwashiorkor. Mucous membrane changes associated with deficiency of many water-soluble vitamins may likewise be difficult to distinguish.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0278-145X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-97
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Skin signs of nutritional disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review