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Refeeding Syndrome in a Severely Malnourished Child

[Lab Med 35(9):548-552, 2004. © 2004 American Society for Clinical Pathology]


Figure 1. Photographs of the child described in the case upon admission (A and B) and after discharge (C) from the ICU. Note the lack of subcutaneous fat and prominent ribs (A), along with multiple, small scars present on his trunk (B), and skin breakdown consistent with pressure sores (C).