title: [Four variants of the pathogenesis of diarrhea and its therapy].
abstract: Diarrhea is a symptom of many diseases; its pathogenesis is associated with four main mechanisms: water and electrolyte secretion into the intestinal lumen, osmolarity of the chyme, exudation, and impaired intestinal motility. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and therapy of bowel diseases are discussed in terms of the pathogenesis of diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: Moscow Clinical Research and Practical Center, Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Parfenov
mesh_terms: D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans