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DOID:13579 - kwashiorkor
Disease Ontology Definition:A 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.
Synonyms: Kwashiokor, Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair, Nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair,
Echinobase Genes
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Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD
Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s):
protein-energy malnutrition (is_a)