| Title |
A kwashiorkor case due to the use of an exclusive rice milk diet to treat atopic dermatitis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Nutrition Journal, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12937-015-0071-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Francesca Mori, Daniele Serranti, Simona Barni, Neri Pucci, Maria Elisabetta Rossi, Maurizio de Martino, Elio Novembre |
| Abstract |
Although several cases of severe hypoalbuminemia resulting from rice milk have been described in the past, today the use of rice milk without nutritional counseling to treat eczema is still a continuing, poor practice. We describe a kwashiorkor case in an infant with severe eczema exclusively fed with rice milk. It is well documented that rice milk is not a sufficient protein source. Moreover, only a small portion of eczema is triggered by food allergy. In conclusion this case raises the importance of managing dietary changes facing food allergies with responsibility for specialized consensus among pediatricians, nutritionists, endocrinologists and allergists all of them specialist professionals. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 35% |
| Canada | 2 | 12% |
| Australia | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 29% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 53% |
| Members of the public | 7 | 41% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 22 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 28 | 38% |
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