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. 2003 Aug;88(8):724–725. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.8.724

Cystic fibrosis presenting as kwashiorkor in a Sri Lankan infant

M Mei-Zahav 1, M Solomon 1, A Kawamura 1, A Coates 1, P Durie 1
PMCID: PMC1719610  PMID: 12876174

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Figure 1 .

Figure 1

(A) Hair changes at presentation. The hair had been cut at birth and grew back with a silvery blonde appearance. (B) The child presents with normal nutritional status at 26 months of age.

Figure 2 .

Figure 2

The child's growth from presentation (arrow), at diagnosis (arrowhead), and following initiation of nutritional rehabilitation. (Growth chart source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USA, 2000.)


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