Alterações cutâneas no Kwashiorkor: relato de caso de um homem adulto após cirurgia abdominal / Cutaneous manifestations of kwashiorkor: a case report of an adult man after abdominal surgery
An. bras. dermatol
; 86(6): 1174-1177, nov.-dez. 2011. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-610423
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RESUMO
Kwashiorkor é um tipo de desnutrição proteico-energética em que há deficiência dietética de proteína, embora a ingestão de calorias se mantenha adequada. As manifestações cutâneas incluem pele xerótica, com aspecto de esmalte descascado, típica coloração avermelhada a branco-acinzentada dos cabelos, o sinal da bandeira e edema mais evidente, nos membros inferiores e na face, dando aspecto de lua cheia. O presente artigo relata o caso de um paciente adulto, do sexo masculino, previamente submetido à duodenopancreatectomia para tratamento de pancreatite crônica associada ao pseudotumor em cabeça de pâncreas que evoluiu com alterações cutâneas de kwashiorkor após tuberculose pulmonar.
ABSTRACT
Kwashiorkor is a type of protein-energy malnutrition where diet protein deficit is found, in spite of appropriate caloric intake. Cutaneous manifestations include xerosis, with abnormally dry skin that has a flaking enamel paint aspect, a typical red to gray-white hair color, the "flag sign" and more evident edema in lower limbs and face, giving it a full moon appearance. This article reports a case of a male adult patient who had undergone Whipple surgery for treatment of chronic pancreatitis associated with pseudotumor of the pancreatic head that progressed to cutaneous manifestations of kwashiorkor after pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Skin Diseases
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Kwashiorkor
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy
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Pancreatitis, Chronic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/BR