What Is Kwashiorkor?
7. Complications
If treatment for the condition is not found soon enough then some very serious complications can develop. These include shock, as mentioned, as well as coma and organ failure. If left untreated for long enough, the condition can even result in a fatality.
In addition, those that do survive can experience permanent disabilities from the condition. The disabilities acquired can be both mental and physical. This can be especially difficult to deal with for people that already live in impoverished parts of the world, while stunted growth can mean that the patient will remain smaller than they otherwise would be.
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