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Congenital chloride diarrhoea: case report and review of the literature
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Congenital chloride diarrhoea: case report and review of the literature

Asaad M. A. Abdullah, M. M. Shaheed, S. M. Katugampola and P. J. Patel
Annals of tropical paediatrics, Vol.10(1), pp.71-74
01/01/1990
PMID: 1694648

Abstract

Congenital chloride diarrhoea (CCD) usually presents with abdominal distension, visible peristalsis and watery stools from birth that show chloride loss of more than 90 mmol/1. It may mimic low intestinal obstruction on antenatal ultrasound scanning after 30 weeks' gestation. This condition has been reported mainly from Finland. We report a case of CCD in a Saudi boy which was suspected antenatally, confirmed post-natally and managed successfully.

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