Síndrome de Kwashiorkor nos tempos atuais: um relato de caso

Abstract

In Brazil, despite the implementation of guidelines and actions aimed at nutrition and growth of children, admissions of patients with primary malnutrition are still seen. In this report, we describe a case of a pediatric patient, who had a full moon face, hypoactivity, cervical hypotonia, hand and foot edema, thinning hair and xerotic skin, diagnosed with severe primary malnutrition in the rarest form, Kwashiorkor Syndrome, admitted to the ward of a referral pediatric hospital in the Federal District. The objective of this work is to inform the scientific community about the relevant aspects in the early recognition, diagnosis and management of this pathology. Thus, contributing to the optimization of treatment and improved prognosis.