Objectives: To review the causes, clinical features and outcomes of Malaysian children who
had chronic diarrhoea. Methodology: A prospective study was performed on children with …

Chronic diarrhea in children is challenging both with regards to etiological diagnosis and for
management. Etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms vary widely from neonates to …

New knowledge of normal gut function and the pathologic processes that may afflict the
child's alimentary tract has improved our ability to diagnose and manage certain specific …

Preview Prolonged diarrhea in an adult is a serious problem; in an infant it is life threatening.
Conventional therapy for intractable diarrhea of infancy, which involves use of clear liquids …

In this review we consider the problem of acute diarrhea in the developing world. Because
diarrhea largely is a pediatric disease, the public health implications of childhood illness are …

1. Understand the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in chronic diarrhea. 2. Know how
to evaluate a child who has chronic diarrhea, including appropriate elements of history …

E very year in the developing world, about 3.2 million children under five years die from
conditions related to diarrhoea. Most of these deaths are due to dehydration and …

Toddler's diarrhea is a common benign diarrheal disorder that presents in the toddler with
three to six large, loose, watery stools per day for more than 3 weeks, but without evidence …