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ICD-10-CM Code for Marasmic kwashiorkor E42

ICD-10 code E42 for Marasmic kwashiorkor is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .

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Marasmic kwashiorkor
Intermediate form severe protein-calorie malnutrition
Severe protein-calorie malnutrition with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus

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