Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal (Feb 2020)

An 11-year-old boy with chronic diarrhea and weight loss

  • Maimuna Sayeed,
  • Nazmul Hassan,
  • Md. Rukunuzzaman,
  • Bishnu Pada Dey

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v13i1.45230
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1

Abstract

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This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: An 11-year-old boy presented with 15 months history of diarrhea with up to 10-20 times small volume stool daily with mucus. It was associated with a feeling of incomplete defecation and excessive straining. The frequency of diarrhea increased to 20-30 times per day over the last 8 months. Subsequently, he developed fecal incontinence, for which he couldn't attend his school. He also had a history of significant weight loss in the last 7 months. According to his mother's statement, his body weight was reduced to 64 kg from 77 kg during this illness.

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