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Previous Volume 331:383-389 August 11, 1994 Number 6 Next

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Presentation of Case

A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of diarrhea with recurrent dehydration and severe weight loss.

There was a history of an "irritable colon" for many years, manifested by intermittent diarrhea that usually lasted one or two days and resolved spontaneously. Evaluation elsewhere was reported to show lactose intolerance; a hiatus hernia with reflux esophagitis and peptic ulcer disease were shown on fiberoptic esophagogastroduodenoscopic examination seven months and four months before admission, with symptomatic improvement after the administration of omeprazole; an upper gastrointestinal series was said to reveal antral and pyloric scarring with gastric dilatation. Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnoses

Dr. Ciaran P. Kelly's Diagnoses

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

Addendum

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N Engl J Med 1994; 331:1776, Dec 29, 1994. Correspondence

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