Evaluation of diarrhea in the returning traveler.
Diarrhea in the returned traveler raises the possibility of a wide range of infectious, post-infectious, and idiopathic (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease) disorders that require a thoughtful evaluation. Specific clues in the history and clinical presentation are helpful in distinguishing inflammatory from noninflammatory processes and in suggesting persistent parasitic or other syndromes. The authors describe a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of diarrhea in the returned traveler.
Kelsall
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BL
Division of Geographic Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
Guerrant
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RL
D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D014195:Travel