Severe acute malnutrition morphological patterns in children under five

Possible Risk Factors Related to Malnutrition in 6-59-Month Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in District Pakpattan, Punjab

Background: Malnutrition is responsible for one third of the mortality rate among children less than 5 years old. Worldwide, 54% of the child deaths are due to malnutrition and the caseload in Pakistan is equal to 46%. In the current study, we attempted to identify the possible risk factors related to malnutrition among6-59-month children in Pakpattan, Punjab province. Methods: A total of 500 s...

Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zambia: a five-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2009–2013)

BACKGROUND Severe acute malnutrition has continued to be growing problem in Sub Saharan Africa. We investigated the factors associated with morbidity and mortality of under-five children admitted and managed in hospital for severe acute malnutrition. METHODS It was a retrospective quantitative review of hospital based records using patient files, ward death and discharge registers. It was con...

Undernutrition and severe acute malnutrition in children

Management of severe acute malnutrition in children.

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is defined as a weight-for-height measurement of 70% or less below the median, or three SD or more below the mean National Centre for Health Statistics reference values, the presence of bilateral pitting oedema of nutritional origin, or a mid-upper-arm circumference of less than 110 mm in children age 1-5 years. 13 million children under age 5 years have SAM, and...

Amoxicillin for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children.

n engl j med 375;2 nejm.org July 14, 2016 190 with HIV. However, granulomatous reactions, lymphocytic infiltration, and elevated levels of CSF proinflammatory cytokines have been described.1,2 The degree of inflammation in patients who are receiving HAART is unknown but is probably higher than in patients who are not receiving HAART. Our trial was designed to aid decision making at the point of...