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Disease Ontology : DOID:13579 kwashiorkor Disease Ontology

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Description  A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe lack of protein and edema or anasarca, has_symptom swelling, gastrointestinal upset, dehydration, thin dry skin, and cough, and has_material_basis_in severe deficit of protein, resulting in lack of albumin causing decreased oncotic pressure in the vasculature and increased activation of the renin-angiotensin axis and antidiuretic hormone.

1 Ontology

Name
Disease Ontology

7 Parents

Identifier Name Description
DOID:4 disease A disease is a disposition (i) to undergo pathological processes that (ii) exists in an organism because of one or more disorders in that organism.
DOID:0014667 disease of metabolism A disease that involving errors in metabolic processes of building or degradation of molecules.
DOID:0060158 acquired metabolic disease A disease of metabolism that has_material_basis_in enzyme deficiency or accumulation of enzymes or toxins which interfere with normal function due to an endocrine organ disease, organ malfunction, inadequate intake, dietary deficiency, or malabsorption.
DOID:5113 nutritional deficiency disease A nutrition disease that is characterized by deficiency of a nutritional element, such as a vitamin, mineral, carbohydrate, protein, fat, or general energy content.
DOID:374 nutrition disease An acquired metabolic disease that is characterized by an insufficient intake of food or of certain nutrients, by an inability of the body to absorb and use nutrients, or by overconsumption of certain foods.
DOID:11801 protein-energy malnutrition A nutritional deficiency disease that is characterized by inadequate dietary protein and calories, which can have profound systemic effects including decreased metabolism, altered tissue distribution, compromised immunity, and impaired growth, and has_material_basis_in dietary deprivation.
DOID:13579 kwashiorkor A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe lack of protein and edema or anasarca, has_symptom swelling, gastrointestinal upset, dehydration, thin dry skin, and cough, and has_material_basis_in severe deficit of protein, resulting in lack of albumin causing decreased oncotic pressure in the vasculature and increased activation of the renin-angiotensin axis and antidiuretic hormone.

6 Relations

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Child Term . Identifier
is_a DOID:11801 DOID:13579
is_a DOID:0060158 DOID:13579
is_a DOID:374 DOID:13579
is_a DOID:5113 DOID:13579
is_a DOID:4 DOID:13579
is_a DOID:0014667 DOID:13579

3 Synonyms

Name Type
Kwashiokor synonym
Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair synonym
Nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair synonym