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Epidemiology of Chronic Diarrhea Among Children Admitted to Gastroenterology Unit at Assuit University Children Hospital

NCT03261297 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2017-08-25

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Summary

Chronic diarrhea is defined as stool volume of more than 10g/kg/day in toddlers/infants and greater than 200 g/day in older children that lasts for 14 days or more.

Chronic diarrhea has many of causes can calcified as infectious \& noninfectious causes.

* Infectious causes as: - Escherichia coli, Giardia Lamblia, tuberculosis, Clostridium difficile \& Shigella.
* Noninfectious causes as(Abnormal digestive processes- Nutrient Mal -absorption- Immune/ inflammatory- Defects of electrolyte And metaboliteTransport- Motility disorders- Diarrhea associated With exogenous substances)

There are four basic pathophysiological categories of diarrhea: as ( osmotic diarrhea- secretory diarrheas- motility related diarrhea- Inflammatory diarrhea)

Conditions

  • Chronic Diarrhea

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-22
Primary Completion
2017-08-22
Completion
2018-08-22

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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