title: How to do in persistent diarrhea of children?: concepts and treatments of chronic diarrhea.
abstract: Chronic diarrhea is defined as passing watery stools that lasts for more than 2 weeks. Persistent diarrhea belongs to chronic diarrhea and is a chronic episode of diarrhea of infectious etiology. The etiology of chronic diarrhea is varied. It is important to consider the child's age and clinical manifestations with alarm signals for an application of proper treatments to children with chronic diarrhea. Vicious cycle is present in chronic diarrhea and nutritional rehabilitation can break the vicious cycle of chronic diarrhea and is one of the main one thing among treatments. We should know the exact concept of chronic diarrhea and provide appropriate treatments according to etiologies of chronic diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Kun Song
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jeesuk
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Young Pyo
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Woo Sung
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Child; Chronic diarrhea; Nutrition