A case of voluminous diarrhoea with hypokalaemic acidosis.
We describe a patient presenting with voluminous diarrhoea, hypokalaemic acidosis and hypercalcaemia who was found to have a vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-producing tumour. His diarrhoea was initially mild and intermittent requiring no medical attention.
Abdelgabar
A
A
Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 5UJ, UK.
Owen
A
A
Starczewski
A
A
Subashchandran
R
R
D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D003969:Vipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D013004:Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide