Severe protein-calorie malnutrition in two brothers due to abuse by starvation
| Autor: | Ulysses Fagundes Neto, Marcela Montenegro Braga Barroso, Luiza Martins Salvador |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Child abuse
Male Economics and Econometrics medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Protein–energy malnutrition Disease Case Reports Protein-energy malnutrition Cystic fibrosis Severity of Illness Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Materials Chemistry Media Technology medicine Deficiências nutricionais Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Abuse Psychiatry Child Starvation Environmental enteropathy business.industry Siblings lcsh:RJ1-570 Forestry lcsh:Pediatrics Maus-tratos infantis medicine.disease Malnutrition Nutritional deficiencies Child Preschool Severe protein calorie malnutrition medicine.symptom business Desnutrição proteico-calórica 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria Revista Paulista de Pediatria, Vol 34, Iss 4, Pp 522-527 |
| ISSN: | 1984-0462 0103-0582 |
| Popis: | Objective To describe the case of two siblings with severe protein-calorie malnutrition due to abuse by starvation. Cases description The two patients were simultaneously referred to the Hospital Municipal, where they were admitted to the Pediatric Gastroenterology clinic of a university hospital for diagnostic investigation of the cause of severe malnutrition and screening tests for Celiac Disease, Cystic Fibrosis and Environmental enteropathy among others. The exams were all normal, and after detailed research on the interactions of this family, we reached the conclusion that the malnutrition was due to abuse by starvation. The children spent approximately two months in the hospital, receiving a high-protein and high-calorie diet, with significant nutritional recovery. Comments Abuse by starvation, although rare, should always be considered of as one of the causes of child malnutrition and pediatrician should be aware of the child's development, as well as the family interactions, to prevent more severe nutritional and emotional consequences in the future. |
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