Protracted diarrhea of unknown etiology in Israeli soldiers.
Twenty-five Israeli soldiers, seen over a period of five years, suffered from diarrhea lasting from one month to three years.  This was accompanied by weight loss and, in some cases, by evidence of malabsorption and/or mild abnormalities in small bowel and rectal biopsies.  The etiology of the diarrhea is unknown, since a routine search for parasites or pathogenic bacteria was unrewarding.  An infectious etiology is, however, most likely.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001835:Body Weight; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000097:blood; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000032:analysis; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy
D004573:Electrolytes; D010758:Phosphorus; D002338:Carotenoids; D011516:Prothrombin; D002784:Cholesterol; D007501:Iron; D002118:Calcium