title: Alpha-1 antitrypsin and electrolytes in some cases of diarrhoea.
abstract: Fifty patients suffering from diarrhea were subjected together with a control group of 20 normal subjects to full clinical examination, stool analysis for parasites and bacteriological examination to identify pathogenic bacteria. Fecal alpha-1-antitrypsin, fecal Na+ and K+ and serum albumin were also estimated. The results showed a significant increase in the fecal alpha-1-antitrypsin and fecal electrolytes in all cases of diarrhea except the simple intestinal bilharzial cases, in which the fecal alpha 1-antitrypsin showed an inverse proportionality with fecal electrolytes. The serum albumin showed a negative correlation with fecal alpha-1 antitrypsin, however, serum albumin cannot be taken as a parameter for protein loosing enteropathy.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: el-Hawy
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Abou-Taleb
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Massoud
authors: Y H
authors: YH
authors: Abdel-Khalek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000378:metabolism; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000378:metabolism; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000378:metabolism*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000032:analysis*; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000378:metabolism; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin