title: [Clinical approach to the diagnosis of persistent diarrheas].
abstract: The differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea is often difficult and necessitates a two-step evaluation: (1) classification as to the clinical type of diarrhea (accelerated transit time, lesional, metabolic); (2) once the type of diarrhea is ascertained, search for the causative factor. The clinical classification is within the general practitioner's capability, whereas step two is more a matter for the specialist.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Approche clinique du diagnostic des diarrhées persistantes.