1/3. Resolution of cryptosporidium infection in an AIDS patient after improvement of nutritional and immune status with octreotide.An AIDS patient with severe large volume diarrhea and malnutrition due to cryptosporidial infection is presented. The patient, who was not receiving zidovudine, was treated with octreotide with resolution of diarrhea leading to improvement in nutritional status, immune functions, and subsequently, resolution of the cryptosporidium infection. This case points out the need for adequate nutrition in AIDS patients and highlights the relationship of nutrition and the immune system.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = malnutrition (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Weanling diarrhea: a case report.This case report describes a 14-month-old Guatemalan boy suffering from diarrhea and malnutrition. He had been healthy and experienced normal growth until weaning, which began at six months of age. Introduction of semisolid foods at this time was accompanied by bouts of diarrhea and a reduced growth rate. After admission to hospital at 14 months of age, he was found to have protein-energy malnutrition of the edematous type (kwashiorkor) and to be infected with giardia lamblia. Therapy with metronidazole and a high-protein diet resulted in satisfactory weight gain and cessation of the diarrhea.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = malnutrition (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. TPN-induced catch-up of growth in a 22-y-old male with radiation enteritis.Nutritional rehabilitation of malnourished children with growth arrest is generally associated with a catch-up of growth but the occurrence of this compensatory phenomenon in adulthood is not well recognized. We investigated a case of maturation and growth acceleration secondary to nutritional intervention in a 22-y-old patient. After treatment for a rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder at age 7 y, the patient developed severe malabsorption secondary to radiation enteritis and short bowel syndrome. As a result of profound malnutrition, growth and maturation were severely impaired. Initiation of home total parenteral nutrition at age 22 y led to an increase in height, substantial weight gain, advancement of bone age, and sexual maturation evidenced by appearance of secondary sex characteristics and normalization of hormone concentrations. The development of signs of puberty and a growth spurt appearing at this late age clearly show the potential for maturation and growth once malnutrition is corrected.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = malnutrition (Clic here for more details about this article) |