| Literature DB >> 9842046 |
M J Manary1, C A Hart, M P Whyte.
Abstract
Severe hypophosphatemia, serum phosphate concentration <0.32 mmol/L (<1.0 mg/dL), occurred in 8 of 68 (12%) of children with kwashiorkor within 48 hours of admission; 5 of 8 (63%) of these children died, compared with 13 of 60 (22%) children without severe hypophosphatemia (P <.02). Dermatosis and dehydration were significantly correlated with severe hypophosphatemia, but these clinical signs could not reliably predict fatal cases. Severe hypophosphatemia seems to be common and life-threatening in children with kwashiorkor in Malawi.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Biology; Child; Deficiency Diseases; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Excess Mortality; Hemic System; Kwashiorkor; Malawi; Mortality; Nutrition Disorders; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Report; Serum Phosphorus Level; Youth
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9842046 DOI： 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70153-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN： 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406