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What causes the distended bellies in children with kwashiorkor?

April 26, 2017bellies causes children distended kwashiorkor

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What causes the distended bellies in children with kwashiorkor?

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Protein malnutrition. Proteins function in the blood to help keep blood from leaking out of the blood vessels into body tissues and cavities. When blood proteins are very low serum seeps in to the soft tissues and the abdominal cavities causing diffuse body swelling or edema, and abdominal bloating or ascites.