Chapter 123 - Cutaneous Changes in Nutritional Disease

Question 1

Table 123-1 and 2
Marasmus vs Kwashiorkor

Affects infants younger than age 1 year

Answer 1

Marasmus

Question 2

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Failure to thrive

Answer 2

Marasmus

Question 3

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Dry, thin, loose, wrinkled skin

Answer 3

Marasmus

Question 4

Table 123-1 and 2
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Hair loss; fine, brittle hair; alopecia

Answer 4

Marasmus

Question 5

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Fissuring and impaired growth of nails

Answer 5

Marasmus

Question 6

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Loss of subcutaneous fat and muscle mass

Answer 6

Marasmus

Question 7

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Loss of buccal fat (monkey facies)

Answer 7

Marasmus

Question 8

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Rectal prolapse, abdominal distension

Answer 8

Marasmus

Question 9

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Diarrhea, constipation

Answer 9

Marasmus

Question 10

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Angular cheilitis

Answer 10

Marasmus

Question 11

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Affects children between 6 months and 5 years of age

Answer 11

Kwashiorkor

Question 12

Table 123-1 and 2
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Failure to thrive, edema

Answer 12

Kwashiorkor

Question 13

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Irritability, lethargy, apathy

Answer 13

Kwashiorkor

Question 14

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Generalized dermatitis likened to “flaking enamel paint,” “cracked pavement”

Answer 14

Kwashiorkor

Question 15

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Increased pigmentation on arms and legs

Answer 15

Kwashiorkor

Question 16

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Hair color changes (red tint -> gray-white; “flag sign”)

Answer 16

Kwashiorkor

Question 17

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Distension of abdomen

Answer 17

Kwashiorkor

Question 18

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Erythema

Answer 18

Acute

Question 19

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Epidermal necrolysis

Answer 19

Acute

Question 20

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Mucositis

Answer 20

Acute

Question 21

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Angular stomatitis

Answer 21

Chronic

Question 22

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Cheilosis with erythema, xerosis, and fissuring

Answer 22

Chronic

Question 23

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Glossitis

Answer 23

Chronic

Question 24

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Seborrheic dermatitis-like dermatitis affecting typical sites and flexural areas of limbs and genitalia

Answer 24

Chronic

Question 25

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Clinical Signs of Riboflavin Deficiency

Acute vs Chronic
Photophobia and conjunctivitis

Answer 25

Chronic