Chronic diarrhea is a common but vexing problem for physicians and patients. Defined as
diarrhea that continues for more than four weeks, chronic diarrhea occurs in 1 to 5 percent of …

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Diarrhea may present as an acute transient condition that is hardly more than an
inconvenience or as an acute devastating condition that decimates whole armies and cities …

The diarrhea problem is complex in that it involves the public, the medical profession, the
social service worker, and the public health authorities. The public is concerned because …

FRoM the patient's point of view, chronic diarrhea is a major affliction; from the clinician's
point of view, it is often a baffling problem. The reason lies in the multiplicity of causes of …

EFFICACY OF BRONCHIAL WASH CYTOLOGY AND ITS CORRELATION Page 1 CHRONIC
DIARRHEA 1 Professional Med J Dec 2008; 15(4): 479-485. 479 ORIGINAL Professional Med …

The term" chronic diarrhea" is applied to multiple facets of gastrointestinal disturbance,
ranging from variants of normal bowel function to life-threatening conditions. Usually stools …

Chronic diarrhoea can occur from various causes, and it is one of the clinical manifestations
which creates many problems in both diagnostic and therpeutic management. Its etologic …

Many patients who present with chronic diarrhea are not found to have an important organic
disease. Most will have" functional" diarrhea. The history, the physical examination and the …