marasmus

Some children under five years old were suffering from Marasmus, caused by malnutrition.

The name comes from the Greek marasmus meaning wasting.

Marasmus is a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency.

Marasmus ('to waste away') is caused by an inadequate intake of protein and energy.

In dry climates, marasmus is the more frequent disease associated with malnutrition.

Marasmus is caused by a severe deficiency of nearly all nutrients, especially protein and carbohydrates.

Kwashiorkor and marasmus are childhood disorders caused by lack of dietary protein.

The insufficient protein consumption, but with sufficient calorie intake, distinguishes it from marasmus.

Marasmus, kwashiorkor, beriberi, and anemia were widespread, with many patients showing all four.

Protein-energy malnutrition can also be classified as marasmus, kwashiorkor, or a combination of both.

A child with marasmus looks emaciated.

However, this theory has been challenged by the finding that there is no difference in the diets of children developing marasmus as opposed to kwashiorkor.

No one even pretends that is enough, and we saw several children with the shrunken limbs and wrinkled faces of marasmus.

The last of which showed that diseases such as kwashiorkor and marasmus - thought only to exist in underdeveloped countries - were present in America.

The cause was recorded as chronic bronchitis - marasmus; though it is now believed he was suffering from tuberculosis.

Root decoctions are used to treat marasmus, debility, intestinal complaints, and convulsions.

Mrs. Khabr is anemic and the child has developed marasmus, a product of severe protein deficiency in young children.

Filmer worked on the problem of Denmark Disease or Enzootic Marasmus.

Marasmus (2007)

Unaware of his sisters literary accomplishments, Branwell dies of marasmus exacerbated by heavy drinking.

Marasmus occurrence increases prior to age 1, whereas kwashiorkor occurrence increases after 18 months.

The malnutrition associated with marasmus leads to extensive tissue and muscle wasting, as well as variable edema.

Marasmus (1981)

Severe emaciation can be caused by marasmus, a disorder that is seen in children that are deprived of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

Of the nutritional deficiency diseases the most commonly experienced were starvation and marasmus, as well as condition called at the time dropsy.