marasmus

A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe caloric deprivation, with symptoms of emaciation, decreased height and weight gain, and decreased metabolism with hypothermia, bradycardia, and constipation, and has_material_basis_in severe caloric

A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe caloric deprivation, with symptoms of emaciation, decreased height and weight gain, and decreased metabolism with hypothermia, bradycardia, and constipation, and has_material_basis_in severe caloric deprivation.

Medications that may treat it

dicumarol phenprocoumon warfarin

Also known as: Nutritional atrophy; Nutritional marasmus