Do I have Mineral deficiency?
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Children with chronic PCM are small for their chronological age and tend to be physically inactive, mentally apathetic, and susceptible to frequent infections. Anorexia and diarrhea are common.
In acute PCM, children are small, gaunt, and emaciated, with no adipose tissue. Skin is dry and “baggy,” and hair is sparse and dull brown or reddish-yellow. Temperature is low; pulse rate and respirations are slowed. Such children are weak, irritable, and usually hungry, although they may have anorexia, with nausea and vomiting.
Unlike marasmus, chronic kwashiorkor allows the patient to grow in height, but adipose tissue diminishes as fat metabolizes to meet energy demands. Edema often masks severe muscle wasting; dry, peeling skin and hepatomegaly are common. Patients with secondary PCM show signs similar to marasmus, primarily loss of adipose tissue and lean body mass, lethargy, and edema. Severe secondary PCM may cause loss of immunocompetence.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Children with chronic protein-calorie malnutritioin are small for their chronological age and tend to be physically inactive, mentally apathetic, and susceptible to frequent infections. Anorexia and diarrhea are common.
With acute protein-calorie malnutrition, children are small, gaunt, and emaciated, with no adipose tissue. Their skin is dry and “baggy,” and their hair is sparse and dull brown or reddish yellow. Their temperatures are low; their pulse rates and respirations, slowed. Such children are weak, irritable, and usually hungry; however, they may have anorexia, with nausea and vomiting.
Unlike marasmus, chronic kwashi-orkor allows the patient to grow in height, but adipose tissue diminishes as fat metabolizes to meet energy demands. Edema commonly masks severe muscle wasting; dry, peeling skin and hepatomegaly are common. Patients with secondary protein-calorie malnutrition show signs similar to marasmus, primarily loss of adipose tissue and lean body mass, lethargy, and edema. Severe secondary protein-calorie malnutrition may cause loss of immunocompetence.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Mineral deficiency. This signs and symptoms information for Mineral deficiency has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Mineral deficiency signs or Mineral deficiency symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Mineral deficiency may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Mineral deficiency symptoms.
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