title: [Kwashiorkor in an adult with alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis].
abstract: Multifactorial malnutrition is common in alcoholic cirrhosis. We report a case dominated by Kwashiorkor due to malabsorption related to infestation with Giardia Lamblia. Malnutrition deserves a complete investigation in order to detect treatable causes.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cotter
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Camilo
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Correia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Kwashiorkor no adulto com cirrose hepática alcoólica.