Pediatria pre prax 4/2010

Severly malnutrished infant

Malnutrition is defined as the imbalance between supply of nutrients and energy and the body‘s demand for them. It affects every organ systems, particularly in a growing organism. In this article, a case report of a severly malnutrished one-year-old boy is presented.

Keywords: malnutrition, alimentation, rachitis, CAN syndrome.