The Hazards of Malnutrition in Early Infancy
Severe protein calorie malnutrition is often accompanied by vitamin A deficiency and intercurrent infections. These three conditions have a synergistic action on each other. The younger the infant, the more severe are the hazards of nutritional deficiency. Severe malnutrition in early infancy res...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Paediatrica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2296 |
| Summary: | Severe protein calorie malnutrition is often accompanied by vitamin A deficiency and intercurrent infections. These three conditions have a synergistic action on each other. The younger the infant, the more severe are the hazards of nutritional deficiency.
Severe malnutrition in early infancy results in:
• Direct hazards to the infant consisting of:
• Retardation of physical development.
• Retardation of brain development with subsequent impairment of learning ability.
• Decreased resistance against infections.
• PCM is a predisposing factor to diarrhoea, with aggravated the malnutrition.
• Blindness due to vitamin A deficiency. |
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| ISSN: | 0030-9311 2338-476X |