Histopathological changes in skin of children with clinical protein energy malnutrition before and after recovery
Thavaraj V;Sesikeran B;;
journal of tropical pediatrics1989Vol. 35pp. -
165
v1989journalhistopathological
Abstract
Twenty children with protein energy malnutrition (PEM) exhibiting skin changes, and twenty age- and sex-matched controls were subjected to a skin biopsy under local anaesthesia. Paraffin sections were made and stained with haematoxylin and eosin and also stained for collagen, elastic fibres, mucopol …