A case of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide secreting ganglioneuroma complicated by parasitic infestations.
A case of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide secreting ganglioneuroma associated with watery diarrhea and hypokalemia is presented. Diagnosis was delayed due to the presence of two parasitic infestations. After surgical removal of the tumor, the diarrhea resolved.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000378:metabolism*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000150:complications; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*
D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide