Research progress in causes of persistent or chronic diarrhea in children.
- Author:
Hong-Mei ZHAO
1
;
Jing ZHANG
;
Jie-Yu YOU
Author Information
1. Department of Digestion, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha 410007, China. marge_z@sina.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Child;
Chronic Disease;
Diarrhea;
etiology;
Humans;
Infection;
complications;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
complications;
Lactose Intolerance;
complications;
Malnutrition;
complications;
Zinc;
deficiency
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2012;14(8):639-642
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The disease course of children with persistent or chronic diarrhea lasts from two weeks to two months or over. Diarrhea is a clinical syndrome caused by a group of multiple etiologies. This paper reviews common causes of persistent or chronic diarrhea in children, including intestinal infections, nonspecific inflammatory bowel diseases, food allergy, lactose intolerance, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, neural regulation abnormality, immunodeficiency disease, malnutrition, Celiac disease and zinc deficiency.
