A case of rectal villous tumor with shortness of breath in a 70‐year‐old woman—Uncommon symptom of McKittrick‐Wheelock syndrome

Diagnosis of McKittrick‐Wheelock syndrome (MWS) is sometimes difficult because the symptoms are sometimes nonspecific. Physician should be considered MWS in case of severe hyponatremia and hypokalemia are accompanied by prolonged mucous diarrhea.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nakaji, Konosuke, Mizuno, Yuuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3311
Descripción
Sumario:Diagnosis of McKittrick‐Wheelock syndrome (MWS) is sometimes difficult because the symptoms are sometimes nonspecific. Physician should be considered MWS in case of severe hyponatremia and hypokalemia are accompanied by prolonged mucous diarrhea.

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