Kwashiorkor
ICD-10 Code
E40
Kwashiorkor
Definition
A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in Gold Coast, Africa, meaning 'displaced child'. Although first reported from Africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Also known as nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair, nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair — per MONDO