CHRONIC DIARRHEA IN SOLDIERS; FACTS

Chronic diarrhea in children.

Definitions Chronic diarrhea is a common complaint in pediatric medicine and can pose a complex situation for practitioners and families. This complaint is both a symptom and a sign. (1) Although patients or their parents often assess the presence of diarrhea by reporting stool consistency and frequency, one can more scientifically define diarrhea as stool volume >10 g/kg per day in infants and...

Chronic diarrhea in children

Acute diarrhea is a leading cause of under-five mortality in developing countries like India. Most of the diarrheal episodes recover within 14 days. However in certain cases acute diarrhea may last for more than 14 days in which it is termed as persistent diarrhea if presumed to be of infectious origin. Various malabsorptive syndromes due to carbohydrate, fat and protein malabsorption can resul...

CHRONIC DIARRHEA DUE TO GANGLIONEUROMA IN A CHILD

Ganglioneuroma is a very rare cause of chronic diarrhea in children. This benign tumor usually presents with diarrhea and failure to thrive. It is necessary for physicians to be familiar with this rare cause of chronic diarrhea. Here we present and discuss such a case.

Chronic Diarrhea in Cats

Feline inflammatory bowel disease Feline inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the term applied to a group of poorly understood intestinal disorders that are associated with vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss in cats. Diagnosis is usually based upon subjective analysis of intestinal mucosal biopsies and qualified according to the dominant mucosal infiltrate, typically lymphocytes and plasma cells...

Causes of chronic diarrhea.