Secondary kwashiorkor: a rare complication of gastric bypass surgery

Am J Med. 2015 May;128(5):e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.12.002. Epub 2014 Dec 9.

Authors

Jeffrey H William¹, Elliot B Tapper², Eric U Yee³, Simon C Robson²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: jhwillia@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
³ Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

PMID: 25498166
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.12.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Gastric Bypass / adverse effects*
Humans
Kwashiorkor / etiology*
Kwashiorkor / physiopathology
Liver Function Tests
Malabsorption Syndromes / etiology
Malabsorption Syndromes / physiopathology
Pancreatic Function Tests

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