1984) Kwashiorkor revisited: the pathogenesis of oedema in kwashiorkor and its significance. Trans R Soc Trop Med 78:436-441. ... 1992) Effects of kwashiorkor malnutrition on measured capillary filtration rate in the forearm. Am J Physiol 262:H496-H502. ... The diagnosis of kwashiorkor conformed to accepted criteria.7 Venous blood samples were collected on admission from 15 ... BACKGROUND Oedema is a sine qua nonfor the diagnosis of kwashiorkor yet the mechanisms leading to oedema remain ill defined. ...