Chronic Diarrhea in Children

Authors

  • Fahmida Begum Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Khan Lamia Nahid Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Md Wahiduzzaman Mazumder Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Md Rukunuzzaman Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka
  • ASM Bazlul Karim Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Liver Diseases (Australia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v11i2.65194

Keywords:

Chronic diarrhea; Osmotic diarrhea; Secretory diarrhea

Abstract

Chronic diarrhea (CD) is a common but challenging clinical scenario in pediatric medicine. It has several hundred disorders in the differential diagnosis and can create a complex situation for practitioners and families. Some of the disorders cause failure to thrive but some are not. This article focuses on important aetiologies of CD, their clinical features, diagnostic approach as well as treatment approaches.

J Enam Med Col 2021; 11(2): 120-127

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Published

2021-05-31

How to Cite

Begum, F. ., Nahid, K. L. ., Mazumder, M. W. ., Rukunuzzaman, M., & Karim, A. B. . (2021). Chronic Diarrhea in Children. Journal of Enam Medical College, 11(2), 120–127. https://doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v11i2.65194

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Review Article

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