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Persistent diarrhea

Persistent diarrhea: Introduction

Persistent diarrhea: The occurrence of persistent diarrhoea. See free access online books about Persistent diarrhea below. See detailed information below for a list of 69 causes of Persistent diarrhea, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Persistent diarrhea

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Persistent diarrhea

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Diagnostic Guides for Persistent diarrhea

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Persistent diarrhea from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Persistent diarrhea. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Persistent diarrhea

Medical Books Excerpts
  • DIARRHEA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
 

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Persistent diarrhea: Medical Mistakes

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Misdiagnosis and Persistent diarrhea

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, ...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed ...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of celiac disease). A variety of other ...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon...read more »

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Persistent diarrhea: Related Rare Diseases

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Medications or substances causing Persistent diarrhea:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Persistent diarrhea as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

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Detailed list of causes of Persistent diarrhea

The list below shows some of the causes of Persistent diarrhea mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Persistent diarrhea?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Persistent diarrhea. Of the 69 causes of Persistent diarrhea that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 68 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 69 causes of Persistent diarrhea

Conditions listing symptoms: Persistent diarrhea:

The following list of conditions have 'Persistent diarrhea' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

B

  • Bare lymphocyte syndrome ... persistent diarrhea

    C

  • Cystic Fibrosis ... persistent diarrhea

    D

  • Defective expression of HLA class 2 ... persistent diarrhea

    E

  • Enteroaggregative E. Coli infection ... persistent diarrhea

    H

  • HIV-1, CRF01_AE ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF02_AG ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF06_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF07_BC ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF08_BC ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF11_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF12_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF13_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF14_BG ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF15_01B ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF17_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF18_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF19_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF20_BG ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF21_A2D ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF22_01A1 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF23_BG ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF24_BG ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF25_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF26_AU ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF27_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF28_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF29_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF30_0206 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF31_BC ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF32_06A1 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF33_01B ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF34_01B ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF35_AD ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF36_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF37_cpx ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF38_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF39_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF40_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF41_CD ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF42_BF ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1, CRF43_02G ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1A ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1A1 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1A2 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1A3 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1B ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1C ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1D ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1E ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1F ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1F1 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1F2 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1G ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1H ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1J ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1K ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1M ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1N ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-1O ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-2 ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-2A ... persistent diarrhea
  • HIV-2B ... persistent diarrhea
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus type 3 ... persistent diarrhea

    M

  • MHC class 1 or class 2 deficiency ... persistent diarrhea

    P

  • Pediatric AIDS ... persistent diarrhea

    T

  • Thyroid cancer, medullary ... persistent diarrhea

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    Medical Conditions associated with Persistent diarrhea:

    Diarrhea (1887 causes), Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Bowel incontinence (1916 causes), Bowel problems (2317 causes), Bowel movements (2120 causes)

    Symptoms related to Persistent diarrhea:

    Diarrhea (1887 causes), Loose stool (39 causes), Blood in stool (229 causes), Constipation (535 causes), Inflammatory bowel disease, Cryptosporidiosis, Giardia, Drugs, Ischemic, Anal sphincter dysfunction, Coeliac sprue, Chronic pancreatitis, Lactose intolerance

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