of P.E.M.? Explain it. Asked by debayan.mandal (student), on 16/10/11 Answers Kwashiorkor is an acute form of childhood protein-energy malnutrition characterized by edema , irritability, anorexia , ulcerating dermatoses, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates. The presence of edema caused by poor nutrition defines kwashiorkor. The defining sign of kwashiorkor