Hair growth in kwashiorkor.

Effect of human growth hormone in kwashiorkor and marasmus.

A cardinal feature of malnutrition in children is impairment of growth. Stunting occurs whether the primary dietary deficiency is of protein (kwashiorkor) or of total food (marasmus). The growth defect may persist for a long time after adequate nutrition is provided, and it has been suggested that part of this failure is related to a pituitary deficiency, secondary to the malnutrition. Purified...

Prevalance of Hirsutism and Hair Growth Pattern in Female Students

ABSTRACT Hirsutism is a difficult problem for both to the patients and the physicians. Its definition is subjective and the severity of hirsutism and the degree of acceptance are dependent on racial, cultural and social factors. The hair growth pattern, under the influences of genetic and ethnic factors, has significant variations among normal females. In order to determine the prevalence of h...

Kwashiorkor.

The colon in kwashiorkor.

Redmond, A. 0. B., Kaschula, R. 0. C., Freeseman, C., and Hansen, J. D. L. (1971). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 46, 470. The colon in kwashiorkor. The colon in kwashiorkor was investigated by means of rectal biopsy and sigmoidoscopy in 20 children, followed by barium enema in 10 of the children. The colon during the acute phase of the disease showed a surface epithelial atrophy, with infil...

Diarrhoea in kwashiorkor.

Diarrhoea was a common problem in the kwashiorkor seen in Kampala, contributing to the mortality and delay in recovery. Enteric infection was found in only a few children (8%), but when present it caused particularly severe diarrhoea and was frequently complicated by septicaemia.Sugar intolerance often occurred to lactose and other sugars, both monosaccharide and disaccharide. The children were...