부산대학교 도서관

Chronic diarrhea is a common symptom seen in the Gastroenterology clinic. Occasionally, the diagnosis is a real challenge as there are multiple entities with unremitting diarrhea as a symptom. Herein, we present a patient affected with intractable diarrhea who was transferred to our department. After many laboratory, endoscopy and radiological tests, she was diagnosed with autoimmune enteropathy (AE) and achieved clinical remission with corticosteroids and azathioprine. Key words: Chronic diarrhea. Autoimmune enteropathy.
CASE REPORT A 72-year-old female was admitted to our hospital due to 15-20 days of intractable diarrhea. Her medical history included high blood pressure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, treated [...]