1. Secondary Kwashiorkor: A Rare Complication of Gastric Bypass Surgery
Jeffrey H. William, MD, Elliot B. Tapper, MD, Eric U. Yee, MD, Simon C. Robson, MB, ChB, PhD 
The American Journal of Medicine 
Volume 128, Issue 5, Pages e1-e2 (May 2015)
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2. Figure 1
(A) Flow chart of the clinical manifestations of secondary protein malnutrition (kwashiorkor) after a gastrointestinal bypass surgery. (B) Laboratory studies performed during the patient's hospital admission demonstrate numerous nutritional and enzyme deficiencies, evidence of limited liver dysfunction, and pancytopenia. Ab = antibody; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; CBC = complete blood count; HBcAb = hepatitis B core antibody; HBsAb = hepatitis B surface antibody; HBV = hepatitis B virus; HCV = hepatitis C virus; IgA = immunoglobulin A; INR = international normalized ratio; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone; tTG = anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody; WBC = white blood cell.
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