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Malnutrition in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Alexey Portnov, medical expert
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024

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Nutritional disorders are pathological conditions that result from inadequate or excessive intake and / or absorption of nutrients. Disturbances in nutrition are characterized by a violation of physical development, metabolism, immunity, morphofunctional state of internal organs and body systems.

According to ICD-10, the following headings are included in the nutrition disorders group.

E40-46 - protein-energy deficiency (hypotrophy).
E50-64 - other malnutrition (insufficiency of vitamins and trace elements).
E65-68 - obesity and other types of redundancy.

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