Pediatric research
Immune responses to topical emollient therapy with sunflower seed oil in young children with severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial.
K M Shahunja, Amy Newlands, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md Iqbal Hossain, Mustafa Mahfuz, Gary L Darmstadt
Published: 202510.1038/s41390-025-04602-z
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with immune dysregulation and increased infection risk. Nutritional rehabilitation is essential for recovery; adjunctive topical therapy with sunflower seed oil (SSO) has shown benefits in imp…
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