Chronic intractable diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal mastocytosis [PDF]
Intestinal Research, 2016 As mast cells have been highlighted in the pathogenesis of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, a new term "mastocytic enterocolitis" was suggested by Jakate and colleagues to describe an increase in mucosal mast cells in patients with chronic ...
Hyungil Seo +14 more
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Sirolimus alleviated intractable diarrhea of IPEX syndrome: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome is a rare single-gene X-linked immunodeficiency disease caused by mutations in the forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) gene. The typical clinical manifestations of IPEX
Lin Ye +7 more
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Atypical cause of intractable diarrhea in a hemodialysis patient, masked by Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and ischemic colitis: a case report [PDF]
BMC Nephrology, 2018 Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) most commonly complain of gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea. Diarrhea negatively affects patient quality of life and has miscellaneous etiologies, such as Clostridium difficile-associated
Takaaki Higashihara +6 more
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A case of severe malnutrition infant with neonatal onset intractable diarrhea [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2020 Background Congenital tufting enteropathy (CTE) is a rare disease that manifests as intractable diarrhea during the neonatal period which is associated with mutations of the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) gene.
Youhong Fang +3 more
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Microvillus Inclusion Disease Variant in an Infant with Intractable Diarrhea [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2017 Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital enteropathy characterized by intractable secretory diarrhea. We report a case of MVID variant with a homozygous gene mutation in syntaxin 3 (STX3).
Badr M. Rasheed Alsaleem +2 more
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Intractable diarrhea of infancy
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 1995 The current concept of intractable diarrhea of infancy is that of a heterogeneous syndrome with diverse etiologies. The purpose of this review is to provide an update on this group of dis-eases.
Walker-Smith J
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Gastric, Colonic, and Rectal Amyloidosis in the Setting of Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Unique Cause of Intractable Diarrhea [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal MedicineFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary disorder characterized by episodes of fever, polyserositis, or cutaneous inflammation. The FMF attacks last 1–3 days and have no apparent triggers.
Lefika Bathobakae +6 more
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Fecal microbiota transplantation for intractable diarrhea due to severe dysbiosis and cytomegalovirus enteritis: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundCytomegalovirus (CMV) enteritis can lead to intractable diarrhea, especially when complicated by severe gut dysbiosis, posing a significant therapeutic challenge.MethodsWe present a case of a 40-year-old woman with a history of traumatic brain ...
Xin Zhao +12 more
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Retatrutide-Induced Intractable Diarrhea
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesGastrointestinal symptoms accompanying the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor-GLP-1 receptor co-agonists have been extensively catalogued.
Opeyemi Komolafe
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Infection-Triggered Disease Flare With Extraintestinal Manifestations in Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in MedicineTrichohepatoenteric syndrome (THES) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by early-onset diarrhea, woolly hair, and facial dysmorphism and variable multisystem involvement. Herein, we report a 17-year-old male with a genetically confirmed
Hatem M. Taha +6 more
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