Congenital chloride diarrhoea in a Malay child.
Congenital chloride diarrhoea is a rare disorder mainly reported in Finland. A Malay child with congenital chloride diarrhoea presenting at six months of age with watery stools from birth and failure to thrive is reported.
Norzila
M Z
MZ
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, K. Lumpur.
Azizi
B H
BH
D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism
D002712:Chlorides; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011189:Potassium Chloride