McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Chronic Diarrhea

Diarrhea is the principal cause of the majority of healthcare utilization. When diarrhea lasts longer than four weeks, it is considered chronic diarrhea. There are several causes of chronic diarrhea, but here we focus on one of the rare causes, known as McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome (MWS). We here pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jyala, Abhilasha, Mehershahi, Shehriyar, Shah, Niel, Shaikh, Danial H, Patel, Harish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7956013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33732563
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13308
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Sumario:Diarrhea is the principal cause of the majority of healthcare utilization. When diarrhea lasts longer than four weeks, it is considered chronic diarrhea. There are several causes of chronic diarrhea, but here we focus on one of the rare causes, known as McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome (MWS). We here present the case of a patient in his seventies with chronic diarrhea, found to have tubulovillous adenoma and diagnosed with McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome. We also discuss the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and management of MWS.

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