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What are the symptoms of Marasmus in young children?

Highlight the symptoms of Marasmus in young children.

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Maurice
(i) Diarrhoea.

(ii) Anaemia.

(iii) Grossly underweight.

(iv) Dry skin.

(v) Child is fretful/ anxious/ unable to relax.

(vi) Alternate bands of pigmented and depigmented hair/ flag sign.

(vii) Dry skin/ flaky pain appearance of skin due to peeling.

(viii) Stunted growth.

(ix) Muscle wasted/ muscle atrophy.

(x) Child looks like an old man.

(xi) Big/ wide sunken eyes.

(xii) Drastic loss of adipose/ fat tissue from normal areas of fat deposits like buttocks/ thighs.

(xiii) Irritability.

(xiv) Oedema.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 24, 2017 at 09:18

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