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Dermatological changes in a prospective cohort of acutely ill, hospitalised Malawian children, stratified according to nutritional status.

Deborah A van den BrinkKelvin MpondaDebbie S ThompsonColette van HeesFletchter Ngong'aEmma SegulaEmmie MbaleMichael Boele van HensbroekRobert H J BandsmaJudd L WalsonDaniella BralsJames BerkelyWieger Voskuijl
Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2024)
Skin changes in hospitalised children with an acute illness and stratified according to nutritional status were not as prevalent as historically reported. Dermatological assessment by means of the SKORDoK tool using photographs is less reliable than expected.
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