Diarrhoea in a 2-year-old boy – thinking beyond the gut

• Authors: Yaryna Romanyshyn , Yarema Voznytsa , Bohdan Romanyshyn , Khrystyna Lischuk-Yakymovych

Title variants

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Biegunka u 2-letniego chłopca – etiologia pozajelitowa

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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We report a male child with an unusual, very rare cause of chronic diarrhoea – WDHA (watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia, achlorhydria) syndrome. A 2-year-old boy presented with long-term diarrhoea, failure to thrive and a presumed diagnosis of coeliac disease. The failure of a gluten-free diet, permanent hypokalaemia and the progressive worsening of the patient’s condition led to the finding of an adrenal tumour (mature ganglioneuroma) with elevation of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) – criteria for the diagnosis of WDHA syndrome. Complete symptoms resolution occurred after tumour excision.

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W niniejszej pracy opisujemy przypadek dziecka z przewlekłą biegunką o niezwykle rzadkiej etiologii, jaką jest zespół WDHA (watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia, achlorhydria), w języku polskim częściej określany jako zespół Vernera–Morrisona. U dwuletniego chłopca występowały przewlekła biegunka oraz niedobór wzrostu i wagi, skutkując domniemanym rozpoznaniem celiakii. W wyniku dalszego postępowania diagnostycznego, wynikającego z braku efektów wprowadzonej diety bezglutenowej oraz utrzymującej się hipokaliemii przy pogarszającym się stanie pacjenta, ujawniono guza nadnerczy (dojrzały ganglioneuroma) oraz podwyższone stężenie VIP (vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, wazoaktywny peptyd jelitowy), które stanowią kryteria rozpoznania zespołu Vernera–Morrisona. Objawy ustąpiły całkowicie po chirurgicznym usunięciu guza.

Keywords

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VIP; WDHA; celiac disease; hypokalaemia

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Medical Communications
• Journal: Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 237–240

Contributors

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Yaryna Romanyshyn

• Department of Paediatrics, Western Ukrainian Specialized Children’s Medical Centre, Lviv, Ukraine

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Yarema Voznytsa

• Department of Paediatrics, Western Ukrainian Specialized Children’s Medical Centre, Lviv, Ukraine

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Bohdan Romanyshyn

• Department of Surgery, Western Ukrainian Specialized Children’s Medical Centre, Lviv, Ukraine

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Khrystyna Lischuk-Yakymovych

• Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine

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