[Evaluation of bone age in patients with kwashiorkor].
The present work is the result of a multicentric study performed at Hoima and Kitgum Hospitals in Uganda on a group of 20 children with Kwashiorkor. Bone age was evaluated on the X-ray film of the children's left hand and wrist, according to Tanner and to De Roo, by 2 different evaluators. The final results were compared. Eighty-five % of the patients presented delayed bone maturation: such a result confirms the importance of malnutrition on skeletal development. The data reported by other authors are also discussed.
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D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D000367:Age Factors; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic
Valutazione dell'età ossea in pazienti affetti da Kwashiorkor.