...Hiroyuki Endo; Noriyuki Obara; Shinichi Mizuno; Yasuhiro Nakamura We describe an autopsied case of systemic AA amyloidosis secondary to metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting intractable diarrhea. Severe diarrhea was the major symptom for the diagnosis of AA amyloidosis. No renal symptoms which...

... to the emergency department with a 1-week history of progressive diffuse abdominal pain associated with abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and 7 kg weight loss. The physical exam was remarkable for thin body habitus with no lymphadenopathy. Laboratory testing was significant for hypochromic...

... pharmacotherapy for EC refractory to diet therapy. We report an infant with steroid-resistant EC, who successfully returned to a healthy growth trajectory under the combined therapy of montelukast and ketotifen. An 8-month-old boy presented with bloody diarrhea, anemia, and failure to thrive (FTT) that started 6...

...Domenico A. Farina; Katrina M. Krogh; Justin R. Boike Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-secreting tumors (VIPoma) are a rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that can cause chronic diarrhea with 1 case per 10 million people per year. Diagnosis is made based on a combination of laboratory evaluation...

... (Keytruda). ICPIs increase T cell activation which can then lead to immune related adverse events, including those of the gastrointestinal tract [ 2 ]. We present 2 cases of severe diarrhea in the setting of ICPIs and autoimmune disease. A 68-year-old female with a history of stage III melanoma...

... to in the content or advertisements. Carcinoid syndrome Diarrhea Mesenteric carcinoid Tumor Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) encompass diverse types of tumors arising from neuroendocrine (enterochromaffin) cells found throughout the body. Although arising from different organs, these tumors have...

...Abhinav Tiwari; Khola Qamar; Himani Sharma; Sameh Bashar Almadani Celiac crisis is a rare life-threatening presentation of celiac disease that manifests as profuse diarrhea, hypoproteinemia, and severe metabolic disturbances. It may be precipitated by a general immune stimulus such as surgery...

... to in the content or advertisements. Mesenteric vascular insufficiency Weight loss Diarrhea Nausea Delayed diagnosis Diagnostic errors Angioplasty [email protected] On a second clinic review 2 months later, his symptoms had progressed to include nausea beginning 1 h after meals...

... numbers in normal and abnormal gastric and intestinal mucosa are not standardized. We present the case of a 59-year-old male who came to the hospital with hypovolemic shock and lethargy secondary to severe diarrhea. Laboratory analysis was significant for peripheral eosinophilia, and pathology from both...

... occasionally causes diarrhea. We are presenting a patient with active UC in whom bloody diarrhea accompanied by abdominal pain and fever occurred and the symptoms were aggravated after administration of mesalamine. In order to clarify the reason of symptoms aggravation, drug lymphocyte stimulation test...

... to be aware of the possibility of TS in patients presenting with nonspecific, persistent gastrointestinal complaints like diarrhea and weight loss. The symptoms and histologic findings of TS can resemble and be confused with those of diseases seen more commonly in nontropical climates like celiac disease...

...I. Zvidi; E. Gal; R. Rachamimov; Y. Niv Small intestinal angioedema has been reported with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors therapy, but not in implanted patients treated with tacrolimus. We present a kidney transplanted patient, hospitalized with severe diarrhea, diagnosed with tacrolimus...