A new clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights kwashiorkor—severe protein deficiency causing oedema, immunosuppression, and developmental harm in vulnerable children. Untreated SAM carries 50% mortality, yet the condition is entirely preventable through food security and maternal nutrition interventions. Learn the clinical signs and management challenges.
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