SEVERE MALNUTRITION AT AN EARLY AGE CHILDREN
The results of a comprehensive study of 68 infants with severe malnutrition are presented in the paper. The severity condition of the children was due to a pronounced polyhypovitaminosis, deficiency anemia, and disturbance of water and electrolytebalance, and hypoproteinemia, gipoholesterinemiey. Hypoglycemia was found in medical history of 36.8% of children with severe malnutrition. Improvement condition of 64 (94.1%) children was caused by combined treatment in 64 (94.1%) children. The reasons of the lack of average daily gain for four children have been a violation of the diet, congenital heart disease, and urinary tract infection.