This website is for informational and educational purposes only. Please do not self-medicate; contact a medical professional for advice before administration. This website is for informational and educational purposes only. Please do not self-medicate; contact a medical professional for advice before administration.

Kwashiorkor

Disease ID: disease_node_4541

Connections displayed (default: 10).
Loading graph...

DbxrefICD10CM:E40, ICD9CM:260, MESH:D007732, SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154730001, UMLS_CUI:C0022806
SubclassofDOID_11801
Data SourceDOID, MESH
SynonymsKwashiokor, Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair, Nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair
Mesh IdD007732
Mesh LabelKwashiorkor
Mesh SubclassofD000067011
Doid Labelkwashiorkor
Doid DescriptionA protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe lack of protein and edema or anasarca, has_symptom swelling, gastrointestinal upset, dehydration, thin dry skin, and cough, and has_material_basis_in severe deficit of protein, resulting in lack of albumin causing decreased oncotic pressure in the vasculature and increased activation of the renin-angiotensin axis and antidiuretic hormone.
Has SymptomSYMP_0000614, SYMP_0000020, SYMP_0000433, SYMP_0000538, SYMP_0000716
Disease Node Iddisease_node_4541
Doid IdDOID_13579
LabelKwashiorkor