Jyala Abhilasha, Mehershahi Shehriyar, Shah Niel, Shaikh Danial H, Patel Harish
Internal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Gastroenterology, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Feb 12;13(2):e13308. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13308.
Diarrhea is the principal cause of the majority of healthcare utilization. When diarrhea lasts longer than four weeks, it is considered chronic diarrhea. There are several causes of chronic diarrhea, but here we focus on one of the rare causes, known as McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome (MWS). We here present the case of a patient in his seventies with chronic diarrhea, found to have tubulovillous adenoma and diagnosed with McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome. We also discuss the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and management of MWS.
腹泻是大多数医疗服务利用的主要原因。当腹泻持续超过四周时,即被视为慢性腹泻。慢性腹泻有多种病因,但在此我们聚焦于一种罕见病因,即麦基特里克 - 惠洛克综合征(MWS)。我们在此呈现一位七十多岁患有慢性腹泻的患者病例,该患者被发现患有绒毛管状腺瘤并被诊断为麦基特里克 - 惠洛克综合征。我们还讨论了MWS的临床表现、病理生理学及治疗方法。