Marasmus and Kwashiorkor by Nutritional Ignorance Related to Vegetarian Diet and Infants with Atopic Dermatitis in South Korea

  • Chung, Sang-Jin (Medical Research Institute of Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Han, Young-Shin (Medical Research Institute of Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Chung, Seung-Won (Medical Research Institute of Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Yeun (Division of Nutrition Service, Samsung Medical Center,) ;
  • Ahn, Kang-Mo (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Hwa-Young (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Il (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Hye-Mi (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2004.05.01

Abstract

Infants and children with food related Atopic dermatitis (AD) need extra dietary efforts to maintain optimal nutrition due to food restriction to prevent allergy reactions. However, nutrition ignorance and food faddism make patients even more confused and practice desirable diet more difficult. The objective of this study was to report the AD patients' malnutrition cases in Korea.(omitted)

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