Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
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Abstract
Severe acute malnutrition is one of the treatable and preventable causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. Under nutrition is an important public health problem and development challenge in India. Untreated SAM stunts development at a critical life‐stage, diminishing life‐long productivity. Around 45% of deaths in children under five years of age are linked to under nutrition. Children between the age group of six months to five years, who are admitted in the NRC, Department of Pediatrics, with SAM are included in the study after obtaining consent from the parent or guardian. Detailed history about the mother, birth, feeding status, socioeconomic class are taken. distribution of signs of malnutrition among the study population revealed, pallor in 67, hypopigmented hair in 65, hypo/hyper pigmented patches in 63, Vitamin B deficiency in 45, perianal excoriation in 43, sparse hair in 30, Vitamin A deficiency in 20, koilonychia in 20, brittle nails in 17, dermatosis in 7, easily pluckable hair in 6, Zinc deficiency in 1 child, lymphadenopathy in 1 child.
How to cite this article:
M. Sanjeevappa, Jangam Chandrasekhar, P. N. Mamatha and Zakkam Havila Monalisa. The Clinical Profile of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Hospitalized Children in the Age Group of 6 Months to 5 Years.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.3.231.234
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