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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 14. Human Nutrition

Following are various symptoms of marasmus EXCEPT,

  1. A oedema of lower legs and face
  2. B dry, wrinkled skin
  3. C extreme leanness
  4. D atrophy of digestive glands
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(A) oedema of lower legs and face

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Oedema is not observed in marasmus. It is one of the symptoms of Kwashiorkor