How to do in persistent diarrhea of children?: concepts and treatments of chronic diarrhea.
Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr
; 15(4): 229-36, 2012 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-24010092
ABSTRACT
Chronic diarrhea is defined as passing watery stools that lasts for more than 2 weeks. Persistent diarrhea belongs to chronic diarrhea and is a chronic episode of diarrhea of infectious etiology. The etiology of chronic diarrhea is varied. It is important to consider the child's age and clinical manifestations with alarm signals for an application of proper treatments to children with chronic diarrhea. Vicious cycle is present in chronic diarrhea and nutritional rehabilitation can break the vicious cycle of chronic diarrhea and is one of the main one thing among treatments. We should know the exact concept of chronic diarrhea and provide appropriate treatments according to etiologies of chronic diarrhea.
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Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr
Ano de publicação:
2012
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