Obrzęk głodowy
Dziewczynka z widocznymi objawami obrzęku głodowego. Dziecko chore na kwashiorkor, przebywające w obozie dla uchodźców. Jedna z wielu ofiar wojny domowej w Nigerii z secesjonistyczną Biafrą w latach 1967–1970
Obrzęk głodowy – obrzęk zlokalizowany w różnych częściach ciała (jama brzuszna, jamy opłucnowe, moszna, tkanka podskórna) spowodowany niedożywieniem lub całkowitym brakiem pokarmu. Spowodowany jest procesem rozkładania białek w organizmie przy braku tłuszczów i węglowodanów.
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This late 1960s photograph shows a seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Iași relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran war. Kwashiorkor is a disease brought on due to a severe dietary protein deficiency, and this child, whose diet fit such a deficiency profile, presented with symptoms including edema of legs and feet, light-colored, thinning hair, anemia, a pot-belly, and shiny skin. A large number of relief camps were established for nutrition assessment and feeding operations for the local villagers around the war zone.
This late 1960s photograph shows a seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Iași relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran war. Kwashiorkor is a disease brought on due to a severe dietary protein deficiency, and this child, whose diet fit such a deficiency profile, presented with symptoms including edema of legs and feet, light-colored, thinning hair, anemia, a pot-belly, and shiny skin. A large number of relief camps were established for nutrition assessment and feeding operations for the local villagers around the war zone.