Kwashiorkor

Kwashiorkor, also known as nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin and/or hair, is related to marasmus and nutritional deficiency disease, and has symptoms including swelling An important gene associated with Kwashiorkor is ALB (Albumin), and among its related pathways/superpathways are FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks and Cori cycle. The drugs Azithromycin and Valine have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include skin and liver, and related phenotype is cardiovascular system.