Question
Differentiate between Kwashiorkar and marasmus, the two forms of PEM.
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Kwashiorkar
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Marasmus
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| 1. |
It is produced by deficiency of proteins and is not accompanied by deficiency of food calories.
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It is produced by a simultaneous deficiency of proteins and total food calories.
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| 2. |
It occurs in children of more than one year of age.
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It is found in infants of less than a year of age.
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| 3. |
Extensive oedema and swelling of body parts are seen.
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Oedema or swelling of body parts is not seen.
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| 4. |
Some fat is left under the skin and skin does not become wrinkled.
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No fat is left under the skin and the skin becomes dry and wrinkled.
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