Underweight: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma South Africa

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Possible Causes for Underweight

Anorexia Nervosa

Underweight The underweight range according to the body mass index (BMI) is the white area on the chart. [en.wikipedia.org]

Persons with anorexia nervosa have low body weight and distorted body image, and often deny that they are dangerously underweight. [jamanetwork.com]

A person does not need to be emaciated or underweight to be struggling. [nationaleatingdisorders.org]

Marasmus

Children with marasmus are severely underweight for their age. Children with marasmus have a weight-for-height less than 60% of expected (under 3 SD below the mean). [childhealthcare.co.za]

The main symptom of marasmus is being underweight. Children with this condition have lost a lot of muscle mass and subcutaneous fat. [healthline.com]

Growth Hormone Deficiency

%FAT deficit was observed in 12-21% of the participants and underweight in almost every fourth child. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It is important to note that growth hormone-deficient children are usually not underweight for their height; in many cases, they are on the pudgy side, especially around the [healthychildren.org]

Cystic Fibrosis

[…] cystic fibrosis must take pancreatic enzymes to digest food and absorb nutrients 30% of female adults with cystic fibrosis and 17% of male adults with CF are classified as underweight [web.archive.org]

I went from being relatively underweight to finally having a normal body mass index (BMI), which is something I never had in all of my years of fighting CF. [cff.org]

Research supports the use of high-calorie diets in underweight patients but further work needs to be done on the most efficacious route of delivery. [patient.info]

Thiamine Deficiency

Malnutrition is defined as a z-score of less than -2 for weight-for-height (e.g., wasting), height-for-age (e.g., stunting), or weight-for-age (e.g., underweight). [cdc.gov]

Recommended anthropometric indices used to characterize malnutrition include: Weight-for-Height (to assess wasting) Height-for-Age (to assess stunting) Weight-for-Age (to assess underweight [cdc.gov]

Rickets

[…] absorb vitamin D Institutionalized adults not supplemented with adequate vitamin D Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease, fat malabsorption syndromes, those who are underweight [dovemed.com]

"Stunting, Wasting and Underweight in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review". [en.wikipedia.org]

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Interstitial Lung Disease with Brain Calcifications Type Rajab

Birthparameters are noted below when available, but none of the affected130 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART Achildren were thought to be unusually small or underweight [docslide.com.br]

Birth parameters are noted below when available, but none of the affected 130 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A children were thought to be unusually small or underweight [docslide.net]

Birth parameters are noted below when available, but none of the affected children were thought to be unusually small or underweight as neonates. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis

Summary Epidemiology Estimated prevalence at birth of PFIC types 1-3 varies between 1/50,000 and 1/100,000. PFIC3 represents one third of PFIC cases. Clinical description Clinical signs of cholestasis (discolored stools, dark urine) appear within the first year of life in about one third of patients, or later with[…] [orpha.net]

Gaucher Disease

Summary Epidemiology The prevalence is approximately 1/100,000. The annual incidence of GD in the general population is about 1/60,000, but it can reach up to 1/1,000 in Ashkenazi Jewish populations. Clinical description The clinical manifestations of this disease are highly variable. GD type 1 (90% of cases) is the chronic[…] [orpha.net]

Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency

OBJECTIVE/CONTEXT: Long-fasting hypoglycemia in children may be induced by neurotransmitter disorders. A 5-year-old girl with a medical history of chronic diarrhea presented three episodes of severe hypoglycemia (20 mg/dL) between ages 3 and 5 years. She became pale and sweaty with hypothermia (33.5°C),[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pompe Disease

Pompe disease is an inherited disorder caused by the buildup of a complex sugar called glycogen in the body's cells. The accumulation of glycogen in certain organs and tissues, especially muscles, impairs their ability to function normally. Researchers have described three types of Pompe disease, which differ in[…] [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Malignant Atrophic Papulosis

A 25-year-old man with the skin lesions of malignant atrophic papulosis had clinical and electrodiagnostic evidence of a multifocal asymmetric myelomalacia or polyradiculopathy in association with elevated CSF protein and hypoglycorrhachia. Autopsy findings included widespread infarctions and necrosis of brain,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Asbestosis

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation and retention of asbestos fibers asbestos cancer Asbestosis NOS (disorder) Asbestos intoxication asbestos dust pneumoconiosis asbestos pneumoconiosis asbestos intoxination edit English asbestosis pneumoconiosis caused by[…] [wikidata.org]

Rigid Spine Syndrome

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Primary Hyperoxaluria

Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is an inherited disease in which the lack of a particular liver enzyme causes the body to produce excess amounts of a substance called oxalate. This leads to a buildup of insoluble calcium oxalate, causing kidney failure and further organ damage for some patients in infancy and[…] [alnylam.microartswpdev.com]

Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

Case Reports doi: 10.1111/and.12230. Epub 2014 Jan 23. Affiliations PMID: 24456123 DOI: 10.1111/and.12230 Case Reports Successful ICSI in an azoospermic and kidney transplant man with type 1 primary hyperoxaluria and first histopathological testicular findings described in the literature C Balmori et al. Andrologia. 2015 Feb.[…] [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Seckel Syndrome

Seckel syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance. It is associated with many CNS anomalies along with involvement of other systems. We present a case of Seckel syndrome with semilobar holoprosencephaly as associated CNS anomaly, which to the best of our knowledge has not been[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cystinosis

[…] close Please confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape. If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit. Log out Cancel Updated: Aug 31, 2015 Author: Ewa Elenberg, MD, MEd; Chief Editor: Craig B Langman, MD more... Presentation History Cystinosis is classified[…] [emedicine.medscape.com]

Chromosome 19q13.11 Deletion Syndrome

This new edition now titled “Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism, Polymorphism and Pathogenesis” provides the reader with an up-to-date overview of microarrays, fragile sites, copy number variations and whole genome sequencing. Greatly expanding the discussion of microarray analysis in the previous edition[…] [books.google.com]

Pseudoaminopterin Syndrome

Fetuses exposed to aminopterin during the 8th-9th week of development may show aminopterin embryophathy (AE). Surviving children have a specific phenotype that includes unusual face, skull, and skeletal abnormalities. Fraser et al. [Fraser et al. (1987); Clin Genet 32:28-34] described two children with multiple[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 1

Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (hyperlipoproteinemia type 1) is a rare, autosomal recessive inherited disorder of the chylomicron metabolism characterized by extremely high serum concentrations of triglycerides (up to 30,000 mg/dl) and a lactescent (milky) serum. The diagnosis is usually made in context with[…] [medical-genetics.de]

Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 2

2010 Sep 10;87(3):392-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.07.023. Eric Seboun, Gregory H Idelson, Dawn S Milliner, Rachel Becker-Cohen, Choni Rinat, Carla G Monico, Sofia Feinstein, Efrat Ben-Shalom, Daniella Magen, Irith Weissman, Celine Charon, Yaacov Frishberg Affiliations PMID: 20797690 PMCID: PMC2933339 DOI:[…] [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Niemann-Pick Disease Type A

Ruijs Aalfs Syndrome

Symptoms related to Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome include: Triangular face Bulbous nose Prominent nasal bridge Frontal bossing Delayed skeletal maturation Skeletal muscle atrophy Weight Loss Down-sloping shoulders • • • Back to: « Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome Related Symptom Articles Triangular face : Summary Facial contour, as[…] [familydiagnosis.com]

Seckel Syndrome Type 4

Seckel syndrome type 4 A rare autosomal recessive disorder (OMIM:613676) characterised by proportionate dwarfism of prenatal onset associated with low birth weight, growth retardation, severe microcephaly with a bird-headed-like appearance, and mental retardation. Molecular pathology Defects of CENPJ, which[…] [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Spondylodysplastic Type 2

CADASIL NGS panel HTRA1, NOTCH3 Del Dup NGS Caffey disease COL1A1 Del Dup NGS Campomelic dysplasia SOX9 Del Dup NGS Camptodactyly, tall stature, and hearing loss syndrome FGFR3 Del Dup NGS Camurati-Engelmann disease TGFB1 Del Dup NGS Cantu syndrome ABCC9 Del Dup NGS Cantu syndrome NGS panel ABCC9, KCNJ8 Del Dup[…] [ctgt.net]

Smith-McCort Dysplasia Type 2

Smith-McCort dysplasia (SMC) is a rare autosomal recessive spondylo-epi-metaphyseal dysplasia with skeletal features identical to those of Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome (DMC) but with normal intelligence and no microcephaly. Although both syndromes were shown to result from mutations in the DYM gene, which[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

3M Syndrome Type 3

Article Menu Open AccessCase Report 1 Laboratory of Cognitive and Psychophysiological Olfactory Processes, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy 2 Human Anatomy and Neuroscience Lab, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and[…] [mdpi.com]

MACS Syndrome

X-Linked Syndromic Mental Retardation Type Najm