Diarrhea (peds): Difference between revisions

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**Adenoviruses  
**Adenoviruses  
*Bacterial  
*Bacterial  
**Salmonella  
**[[Salmonella]]
**Shigella  
**[[Shigella]]
**Yersinia  
**[[Yersinia]]
**Campylobacter  
**[[Campylobacter]]
**Escherichia coli  
**[[Escherichia coli]]
**Vibrio species  
**[[Vibrio]] species  
**Clostridium difficile  
**[[Clostridium difficile]]
**TB  
**[[TB]]
*Parasitic  
*Parasitic  
**Giardia  
**[[Giardia]]
**Entamoeba  
**[[Entamoeba]]
**Cryptosporidia
**[[Cryptosporidia]]


=== Dietary disturbances ===
=== Dietary disturbances ===
*Overfeeding  
*Overfeeding  
*Food allergy  
*Food allergy  
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=== Anatomic abnormalities ===
=== Anatomic abnormalities ===
 
*[[Intussusception]]
*Intussusception  
*Hirschsprung disease  
*Hirschsprung disease  
*Partial obstruction  
*Partial obstruction  
*Appendicitis  
*[[Appendicitis]]
*Blind loop syndrome  
*Blind loop syndrome  
*Intestinal lymphangiectasia  
*Intestinal lymphangiectasia  
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=== Systemic diseases ===
=== Systemic diseases ===
*Immunodeficiency  
*Immunodeficiency  
*Endocrinopathy  
*Endocrinopathy  
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=== Miscellaneous ===
=== Miscellaneous ===
 
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]]
*Inflammatory bowel disease  
*Antibiotic-associated diarrhea  
*Antibiotic-associated diarrhea  
*Secondary lactase deficiency  
*Secondary lactase deficiency  
*Irritable colon syndrome  
*Irritable colon syndrome  
*Neonatal drug withdrawal  
*Neonatal drug withdrawal  
*Toxins  
*[[Toxins]]
*Hemolytic uremic syndrome
*[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome]]


== Treatment  ==
== Treatment  ==

Revision as of 08:38, 7 June 2015

Differential Diagnosis

Infection

Dietary disturbances

  • Overfeeding
  • Food allergy
  • Starvation stools

Anatomic abnormalities

  • Intussusception
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • Partial obstruction
  • Appendicitis
  • Blind loop syndrome
  • Intestinal lymphangiectasia
  • Short bowel syndrome

Malabsorption or secretory diseases

  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Celiac disease
  • Disaccharidase deficiency
  • Secretory neoplasms

Systemic diseases

  • Immunodeficiency
  • Endocrinopathy
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Hypoparathyroidism
    • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Miscellaneous

Treatment

General Treatment

If bloody diarrhea, use caution with beginning antibioitics in ED before stool culture results.  Some studies demonstrate antibiotic treatment in setting of E.coli O157:H7 leads to increasing risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

See Diarrhea

Diarrheal Pathogens in Children and Specific Therapy

AGENT SPECIFIC THERAPY BEYOND SUPPORTIVE CARE
Campylobacter jejuni Azithromycin 12 mg/kg/day PO for 5 days or
Erythromycin 30–50 mg/kg/day, divided, tid PO for 5–7 days
Clostridium difficile Metronidazole 30 mg/kg/day, divided, qid PO for 7–10 days or
Escherichia coli Azithromycin 12 mg/kg/day PO for 5 days or
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 10 mg (TMP)/kg/day PO divided bid for 5–7 days
Giardia lamblia Metronidazole 15 mg/kg/day PO, divided, tid for 5 days
Salmonella species In toxic infants <3 mo:
Ampicillin 200 mg/kg/24 hours q6h for 7–10 days and
Gentamicin 5–7.5 mg/kg/24 hours q8h IV
Shigella species Azithromycin 12 mg/kg/day PO for 5 days or
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 10 mg (TMP)/kg/day, divided, bid for 5–7 days if susceptible
Yersinia enterocolitica If patient is immunosuppressed, treat as for presumed sepsis
Vibrio cholera None; severe diarrhea or cholera may benefit from antibiotics

See Also

References