Question
Social And Preventive Medicine Question on Nutrition
A 2 years baby with 6.7 kg, Hb% - 6 mg/dl total protein 3mg/dL, low albumin with distended stomach but no proteinuria. What will be the diagnosis ?
A
Marasmu
B
Kwashiorkor
C
Indian childhood cirrhosis
D
None
Answer
Kwashiorkor
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (B): Kwashiorkor.