Kwashiorkor is a type of protein-energy malnutrition where diet protein deficit is found, in spite of appropriate caloric intake. Cutaneous manifestations include xerosis, with abnormally dry skin that has a flaking enamel paint aspect, a typical red to gray-white hair color, the "flag sign" and more evident edema in lower limbs and face, giving it a full moon appearance. This article reports a case of a male adult patient who had undergone Whipple surgery for treatment of chronic pancreatitis associated with pseudotumor of the pancreatic head that progressed to cutaneous manifestations of kwashiorkor after pulmonary tuberculosis. © 2011 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia.
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Mann, D., Presotto, C., Queen, S. M. F., de Oliveira, E. F., & Gripp, A. C. (2011). Alterações cutâneas no kwashiorkor: Relato de caso de um homem adulto após cirurgia abdominal. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 86(6), 1174–1177. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962011000600017
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