Malnutrition: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Malnutrition

A 42-year-old man with a history of Billroth II-gastrectomy, chronic alcoholism, and malnutrition developed acute tetraparesis, two days before admission. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This leads to malnutrition. [crchealth.com]

With other causes excluded, malnutrition and gastrectomy were considered responsible for hypokalemia in this patient with acute tetraparesis and chronic alcoholism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pancreatic Insufficiency

It is postulated that the elevated sweat electrolytes and the pancreatic insufficiency developed in this patient secondary to malnutrition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition is a frequent problem associated with detrimental clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malnutrition, the main contributing factor of weight loss, has been related to a high morbidity and mortality secondary to an increased risk of malnutrition-related complications [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pyloric Obstruction

[…] characteristically leads to nausea and nonbilious vomiting Persistent vomiting may lead to dehydration, electrolyte and acid–base derangements: Chronic symptoms may lead to weight loss, malnutrition [emergency.unboundmedicine.com]

Malnutrition is a ... [accesssurgery.mhmedical.com]

Physical examination often demonstrates the presence of chronic dehydration and malnutrition. [thehealthscience.com]

Short Bowel Syndrome

[…] as a form of malnutrition. [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] short bowel syndrome A complication of major small intestine resections (e.g., for ischaemia or inflammation), resulting in complex nutritional imbalances and/or malnutrition [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

[…] following gastrointestinal surgery Malnutrition post GI surgery Post gastrointestinal tract surgery hypoglycemia Post-gastrointestinal tract surgery malnutrition Postoperative [icd9data.com]

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness – about 5 per cent of those afflicted with anorexia die from malnutrition – but anorexia can be successfully [irishtimes.com]

What is Anorexia Nervosa (Self-Starvation, Malnutrition, Severe Weight Loss, Extreme Weight Loss) Statistics on Anorexia Nervosa (Self-Starvation, Malnutrition, Severe Weight [healthengine.com.au]

[…] serious eating disorder, mainly seen in teenage girls and women in their early 20s, characterised by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating habits, malnutrition [irishtimes.com]

Malabsorption Syndrome

[…] as a form of malnutrition. [en.wikipedia.org]

General term for a group of malnutrition syndromes caused by failure of normal intestinal absorption of nutrients. [icd9data.com]

Malabsorption of protein, fat and carbohydrate leads to loss of calories, generalized malnutrition and diarrhea. [web.archive.org]

Wernicke Encephalopathy

Acute pancreatitis can lead to prolonged fasting and malnutrition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Etiology Thiamine deficiency results from malnutrition or malabsorption, which can occur for a number of reasons 6,7 : alcohol abuse (up to 90% in industrialised countries [radiopaedia.org]

It has been reported after many causes of malnutrition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vitamin Deficiency

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first prospective cohort to investigate malnutrition after RYGB in nonseverely obese patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The oral manifestations of vitamin deficiencies are often the first indications of malnutrition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Deficiency of vitamin a due to malnutrition, malabsorption, or dietary lack. It is manifested with reduced night vision, night blindness, and xerophthalmia. [icd9data.com]

Celiac Disease

Neurological symptoms were preceded by two months of gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal distention, and clear signs of malnutrition and weight loss. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malnutrition can lead to anemia and weight loss. In children, malnutrition can cause slow growth and short stature. Bone weakening. [mayoclinic.org]

Damage to the small intestine and the resulting nutrient absorption put people with celiac disease at risk for malnutrition and anemia. [asge.org]

Protein-Losing Enteropathy

We present a young woman who suffered from chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea, developed severe malnutrition, and was eventually diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Subsequent malnutrition leads to weight loss. [symptoma.com]

The diagnosis of PLE should be considered in patients with hypoproteinemia after other causes, such as malnutrition, proteinuria, and impaired protein synthesis due to cirrhosis [mayoclinic.pure.elsevier.com]

Ascariasis

Geohelminths are responsible for the high levels of debility found in the younger population and are often related to cases of chronic diarrhea and malnutrition, which put [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The infection results in malnutrition and retardation of growth in children. [biologydiscussion.com]

This condition is more commonly seen in children with malnutrition. [sonoworld.com]

Hypoalbuminemia

[…] reasons; and (3) the association between malnutrition and infection after aseptic revision spine surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: These findings add to the growing body of evidence that malnutrition increases the risk of PJI after TJA. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] w hypoalbuminemia Protein-calorie malnutrition with hypoalbuminemia Applies To Abnormality of transport protein Bisalbuminemia ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing [icd9data.com]

Tropical Sprue

The failed intestinal absorption of nutrients from the small intestine results in malnutrition and anemia that is due to folic acid deficiency Chronic malabsorption syndrome [icd9data.com]

Other causes of malabsorption, and primary malnutrition, have been excluded. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] population of the tropics remains largely unchanged: a chronic debilitating disorder that represents a significant contributory factor to the pathogenesis of morbidity and malnutrition [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Folate-Deficiency Anemia

Malnutrition occurs due to having a diet low in vitamins and having overcooked foods. [gleneaglesglobalhospitals.com]

Eating a diet low in vitamins or overcooking foods can contribute to malnutrition. Heavy bleeding can also lead to anemia. [healthline.com]

If the cause is malnutrition, your doctor advices you to make dietary changes to increase the intake of folic acid. [gleneaglesglobalhospitals.com]

Hypophosphatemia

Hypophosphatemia is a seldom but potentially fatal complication of the nutritional recovery or refeeding syndrome in patients with protein-calorie malnutrition or starvation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malnutrition may result in a phosphate-deficient state owing to a chronically insufficient phosphate intake. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malnutrition. Pediatric intensive care unit. Critically ill. [scielo.br]

Cystic Fibrosis

Diet-induced protein calorie malnutrition in C57BL/6J mice resulted in impaired pulmonary clearance of P. aeruginosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic malnutrition with progressive weight loss has been recognized as a problem in CF ( 30 ). [doi.org]

This leads to problems with digestion (e.g. diarrhea, fatty stools) and to malnutrition. Children do not grow properly and do not gain sufficient weight. [aoporphan.com]

Kwashiorkor

"Protein-Energy Malnutrition." [unboundmedicine.com]

To conclude, kwashiorkor represents the worst form of edematous malnutrition and its genesis is multifactorial. [indianpediatrics.net]

“Protein-energy Malnutrition”. 2003. [cancertherapyadvisor.com]

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

and investigate the cause of malnutrition including neglect. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This case presentation serves as a reminder about the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and malnutrition in elderly individuals in our community. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract In developing countries like India, nutritional deficiencies are prevalent and hyperpigmentation due to protein energy malnutrition, zinc deficiency and pellagra [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

[…] changes; aggressive treatment of skin infections; environmental and staffing considerations; and awareness of other chronic complications that affect care, such as anemia, malnutrition [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malabsorption commonly results in a mixed anemia resulting from a lack of iron absorption, and overall malnutrition may cause failure to thrive. [raregeneticdisorder.blogspot.com]

Nutrition in CKD : 5th edition [PDF] Malnutrition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common but is often undiagnosed. [evidence.nhs.uk]

Pellagra

Pellagra due to malnutrition occurred in an Ottawa women in 1973. She was given a normal diet with supplements of riboflavin, thiamine, niacin and ascorbic acid. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, a widespread problem of malnutrition soon arose wherever corn became the main staple. [preparednessadvice.com]

The disease may occur secondary to malnutrition or malabsorption; inborn errors of metabolism or transport, as in Hartnup disease; deviation of precursors of niacin, as in [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cardiac Beriberi

2018, 161 CrossRef 2 Derrick Lonsdale, Chandler Marrs, Thiamine Deficiency Disease, Dysautonomia, and High Calorie Malnutrition, 2017, 263 CrossRef 3 Thiamine Deficiency [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

In industrial countries, not only alcoholics, but also deprived people with malnutrition, elderly patients and patients with AIDS are at risk of thiamine deficiency. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

FEX: Thiamine content of F-75 for complicated severe acute malnutrition: time for a change? [ennonline.net]

Beriberi

Other causes of thiamine deficiency are malnutrition, total parenteral nutrition deficient in thiamine, formula deficient in thiamine, postbariatric surgery–induced malnutrition [web.archive.org]

Beriberi was a disease of malnutrition caused by the consumption of overmilled rice. [dictionary.cambridge.org]

[…] beriberi accompanied by hemodynamic deterioration with high cardiac output and decreased systemic blood pressure, caused by thiamine deficiency due to alcoholic abuse or malnutrition [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esophageal Stenosis

Food feeling stuck in the throat Food coming back up the throat from the stomach Frequent hiccupping or burping Coughing or choking Heartburn Unintentional weight loss and malnutrition [lluh.org]

 Heart burn  Malnutrition  Dehyadration  Choking  Aspiration Pneumonia 14.  On the left images of a patient with a benign stricture high in the esophagus (arrow). [slideshare.net]

These complications may limit the normal feeding process leading to malnutrition and growth impairment. [redalyc.org]

Scurvy

Rates of malnutrition show a much bigger increase. In 2007-8, there were 2,702 cases of malnutrition in hospital admissions. [theconversation.com]

[…] of malnutrition. [doi.org]

[…] and dietitian need to consider this diagnosis even in the first world setting, particularly in the presence of sepsis, inflammatory conditions, steroid use and importantly malnutrition [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Avitaminosis A

[…] defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition [vocabulary.com]

[…] following illnesses that are found at least 10 percent disabling: avitaminosis ; beriberi; chronic dysentery; cirrhosis of the liver; helminthiasis; irritable bowel syndrome and malnutrition [wordnik.com]

Prevalence of xerophthalmia and efficacy of vitamin A prophylaxis in preventingxerophthalmiaco-existingwith malnutrition in rural Indianchildren. [passeportsante.net]

Vitamin D Deficiency

Protein-energy malnutrition is likely to be associated with vitamin D intake deficiency. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malnourished children were those that were either classified as severe acute malnutrition (SAM) or moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) based on the WHO reference Z score. [doi.org]

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare disease of children, which is characterized by chronic diarrhea and complicated with malnutrition, including fat-soluble vitamin [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hookworm Infection

Both cause anaemia and malnutrition, and schistosomiasis also results in substantial intestinal, liver and genitourinary pathology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although not directly responsible for substantial mortality, it causes significant morbidity in the form of chronic anemia and protein malnutrition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This can cause depletion in the body’s stores which may result in protein energy malnutrition. [www2.shu.ac.uk]

Whipple Disease

They may be due to malnutrition or to an immune reaction to the infection. 4 Malnutrition-related skin signs are due to malabsorption and diarrhoea. [dermnetnz.org]

People with Whipple disease may have complications caused by malnutrition, which is due to damaged villi in the small intestine. [niddk.nih.gov]

The villi take on an abnormal, clublike appearance and the damaged intestinal lining does not properly absorb nutrients, causing diarrhea and malnutrition. [niddk.nih.gov]

Zinc Deficiency

Malnutrition, prematurity, total parenteral nutrition dependence, and burns increase the demand for zinc, whereas congenital malabsorption syndromes represent clinical situations [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

HarvestPlus program seeks to reduce micronutrient malnutrition among the poor by breeding staple food crops that are rich in micronutrients through a process called biofortification [harvestzinc.org]

Severe depletion of zinc in two patients with advanced cancer and malnutrition was accompanied by cutaneous bleeding and laboratory findings of platelet dysfunction, both [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Depending upon the nature of the association, skin conditions associated with IBD can be listed under 4 categories: specific, reactive, secondary to malnutrition or malabsorption [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

OBJECTIVES: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been historically associated with underweight and malnutrition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

What side effects of IBD can cause malnutrition? There are several reasons why people with IBD may be at risk for malnutrition. [ucsfhealth.org]