Co-morbidities in Hospitalized Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition.
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2014-02
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Objective: To study the co morbidities in hospitalized children with severe acute
malnourishment. Methods: 104 severe acute malnourished children were included.
Results: 54% had diarrhea and 27.8% had acute respiratory tract infections. Tuberculosis
was diagnosed in 22% of cases (60.8% cases in children 6-12 mo old). Malaria and Measles
were diagnosed in 3.8% each, and HIV infection was seen in 2.9% cases. Signs of vitamin
B and vitamin A deficiency were seen in 14.4% and 5.8% cases, respectively. Malaria and
HIV were not found to be major co morbid conditions. Conclusions: Timely identification
and treatment of various co-morbidities is likely to break undernutrition-disease cycle, and to
decrease mortality and improve outcome.
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Co-morbidities, India, Hospitalization, Management, Severe acute malnutrition
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Kumar Rakesh, Singh Jyoti, Joshi, Karan, Singh H P, Bijesh S. Co-morbidities in Hospitalized Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 February; 51(2): 125-127.