Protein energy malnutrition

Many of the children in this photograph from a Nigerian orphanage in the late 1960's show symptoms of malnutrition, with four in particular illustrating the gray-blond hair symptomatic of kwashiorkor.
ICD-10 | E44.0 E44.0
ICD-9 | 263.9

For the Patient information page for this topic, click here

Protein energy malnutrition Microchapters

Home

Patient Information

Kwashiorkor
Marasmus

Overview

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Protein energy malnutrition from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

X Ray

MRI

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

Other Imaging Findings

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy

Surgery

Primary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy

Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

Protein energy malnutrition On the Web

Most recent articles

cited articles

Review articles

CME Programs

Powerpoint slides

Images

American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Protein energy malnutrition

All Images
X-rays
Echo & Ultrasound
CT Images
MRI

Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse

NICE Guidance

FDA on Protein energy malnutrition

CDC on Protein energy malnutrition

Protein energy malnutrition in the news

Blogs on Protein energy malnutrition

Kwashiorkor

Risk calculators and risk factors for Protein energy malnutrition

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Edematous malnutrition; Protein malnutrition; Protein-calorie malnutrition; Malignant malnutrition; Kwashiorkor; Marasmus; Severe acute malnutrition; Protien energy malnutrition

## Overview

[edit | edit source]

## Patient information

[edit | edit source]

## Historical Perspective

[edit | edit source]

## Classification

[edit | edit source]

## Pathophysiology

[edit | edit source]

## Causes

[edit | edit source]

## Differentiating Protein Energy Malnutrition from other Diseases

[edit | edit source]

## Epidemiology and Demographics

[edit | edit source]

## Risk Factors

[edit | edit source]

## Screening

[edit | edit source]

## Natural history, complications and prognosis

[edit | edit source]

## Diagnosis

[edit | edit source]

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | x Ray | echocardiography or ultrasound | CT | MRI |  Other imaging findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

## Treatment

[edit | edit source]

Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

## Case Studies

[edit | edit source]

## References

[edit | edit source]

Template:Nutritional pathology

ca:Protein energy malnutrition da:Protein energy malnutrition de:Protein energy malnutrition gl:Protein energy malnutrition id:Protein energy malnutrition it:Protein energy malnutrition nl:Protein energy malnutrition no:Protein energy malnutrition nn:Protein energy malnutrition simple:Protein energy malnutrition sl:Protein energy malnutrition fi:Protein energy malnutrition sv:Protein energy malnutrition

Template:WikiDoc Sources