title: The human ruminant.
abstract: A five-month-old female infant was admitted to the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit with a weight for age of 49% and no evidence of oedema giving rise to a diagnosis of marasmus (Wellcome Classification). The underlying reason for her malnutrition was the Infant Rumination syndrome. This is an uncommon disorder which is thought to have a psychological component. A lack of awareness of the syndrome often leads to delay in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thame
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Forrester
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001364:Awareness; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology*