23.1.3
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Adolescents and Adults
Malawi Standard Treatment Guidelines, 6th Edition, 2023. Chapter 23, Nutritional Disorders.
Clinical Description
Severe acute malnutrition in adolescents and adults is defined as bilateral pitting oedema or MUAC <18.5cm or Body-Mass-Index (BMI) <16.0.
In pregnant/lactating women severe acute malnutrition is defined as a MUAC <19.0cm.
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