All are true regarding Kwashiorkar except ?
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Megaloblastic anemia not responding to folic acid o Megaloblastic anemia due to folic acid deficiency responds well to folic acid supplementation. Associated nutritional deficiencies in in PEM Iron deficiency --> Anemia (Microcytic hypochromic) Folate & Vit B 12 deficiency --> Anemia (megaloblastic). Vit A deficiency --> Xeropthalmia (Night blindness, conjuctival xerosis, Bitot's spot, corneal xerosis, keratomalacia). Vit B2 deficiency ---> Ariboflavinosis. Vit C deficiency --> Scurvy Vit D deficiency ---> Skeletal changes of rickets may not be clinically ove as no growth is occuring during malnutrition (Rickets is a disease of growing skeleton). Rickets becomes evident during Dietry therapy, when skeleton stas growing again Paradoxical rickets.
Fatty liver
Edema
Megaloblastic anemia not responding to folic acid
Bitot's spot
Megaloblastic anemia not responding to folic acid