What is the meaning of neonatal hypoproteinemia?

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Hypoproteinemia generally refers to protein, malnutrition, protein malnutrition, also known as protein deficiency disease, mainly occurs in weaned children, because of the serious lack of protein and cause typical skin and hair changes, growth retardation, mental retardation. Patients with hypoproteinemia and face and feet will appear edema, and even affect the whole body. Children with fair skin have specific skin rashes. At first, they have erythema, which can subside. Then, they have small dark purple spots with clear boundary, higher than the surrounding skin.

What is the meaning of neonatal hypoproteinemia?

1. In light cases of protein malnutrition, cracks and desquamation along the tangent line of the skin will appear only in the outer side of the tibia, thigh and back. Severe cases have extensive erosion and surface loss, and pigmentation remains after healing, especially in the forehead and buttocks, sacrococcygeal and dorsum of feet.

2. Mucosal lesions include angular stomatitis, which should be differentiated from riboflavin deficiency. Others include xerophthalmia, cheilitis, stomatitis, and oral ulcer, which can affect the anus and vagina. Children's nails will become thinner and softer, and new and old nails will be separated when there is normal new nail growth.

3. The patient's hair will be discolored, brown hair becomes light yellow, black hair can become brown, light red, or white because of malnutrition, because of good or bad nutrition, black and white alternating segments appear on one hair. Hair is sparse and easy to fall off. Temporal and occipital hair loss is related to the baby's pressure when lying down.

matters needing attention

Children with bone and mental retardation, mental disorders, expression is cold or excited, no smile, muscle atrophy, fat disappeared, weight below normal, often diarrhea and abdominal swelling phenomenon.