Life-Threatening Manifestation of Diarrhea
Acute diarrhea is usually mild and self-limited in normally healthy individuals. Further diagnostic evaluation is indicated in patients with severe diarrhea. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with dehydration and acute renal failure due to acute severe diarrhea. Initial stool st...
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| author | Haritha Chelimilla David Widjaja Simeon Carvajal Kavitha Kumbum |
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| description | Acute diarrhea is usually mild and self-limited in normally healthy individuals. Further diagnostic evaluation is indicated in patients with severe diarrhea. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with dehydration and acute renal failure due to acute severe diarrhea. Initial stool study was suggestive of Aeromonas. Further stool test revealed offending bacteria, which led to appropriate antibiotic use. This paper emphasizes the importance of complete history and correlation between clinical data and laboratory tests. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e74659a191894687985e0a2962ae1f582025-02-03T07:26:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332013-01-01201310.1155/2013/354697354697Life-Threatening Manifestation of DiarrheaHaritha Chelimilla0David Widjaja1Simeon Carvajal2Kavitha Kumbum3Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1650 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1650 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1650 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1650 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10457, USAAcute diarrhea is usually mild and self-limited in normally healthy individuals. Further diagnostic evaluation is indicated in patients with severe diarrhea. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with dehydration and acute renal failure due to acute severe diarrhea. Initial stool study was suggestive of Aeromonas. Further stool test revealed offending bacteria, which led to appropriate antibiotic use. This paper emphasizes the importance of complete history and correlation between clinical data and laboratory tests.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/354697 |
| spellingShingle | Haritha Chelimilla David Widjaja Simeon Carvajal Kavitha Kumbum Life-Threatening Manifestation of Diarrhea Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
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