Intractable Diarrhea in Infancy

  • YAMAGISHI Minoru
    Department of Pediatrics. School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • HAMAMOTO Fumiaki
    Department of Pediatrics. School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • SHIRAKAWA Yoshitsugu
    Department of Pediatrics. School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • KAWADA Yasusada
    Department of Pediatrics. School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • KAJIWARA Yasuhiro
    Department of Pediatrics. School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • KOMATSU Keiko
    Fukuoka Junior College of Social Work and Child Education

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Other Title
  • 難治性乳児下痢症
  • ―感染・亜鉛欠乏・胆汁うっ滞・出血傾向は原因か結果か?―
  • ―Whether Infection, Zinc Deficiency, Cholestasis and Hemorrhage are Causes or Results?―

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Although there has been a marked decrease in the number of infants with intractable diarrhea in Japan, the difficulty in treating it still remains unchanged. Here we report two infants who suffered presumably from "chronic nonspecific enterocolitis" with resistance to the usual treatment. Besides prolonged diarrhea and weight loss, they showed manifestations such as infection, zinc deficiency, cholestasis, abnormal blood coagulation, etc. In this paper, we discuss whether they are causes, effects, results, or coincidences. In spite of the reduction of diarrhea after 3 months of age, both babies are even now being followed up by us because of their still poor weight gain.

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  • Journal of UOEH

    Journal of UOEH 9 (3), 329-339, 1987

    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

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