The Etiology Diagnosis of Long-Term Chronic Diarrhea Should Be Considered for Gluten-Induced Enteropathy
ZONG Jie
LIU Xin
FENG Huan-huan
KONG Ling-jie
MENG Qing-yi
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment methods and misdiagnosis causes about gluten-induced enteropathy for raising its diagnosis and treatment level. Methods Clinical data of a patient with gluten-induced enteropathy was retrospectively analyzed. Results The case was an old lady admitted with repeated diarrhea for more than 2 years, and complained with fetid loose stool for 3-4 times daily. The blood check-up, gastroscopy and enteros-copy were done many times in the several hospitals without clear diagnosis, and the long-term nutritional and supported therapy was applied for this period. Then, according to the patient's history and check-up results the diagnosis of gluten-induced enter-opathy was made, and the diarrhea was stopped dramatically with the gluten-free diet therapy. The patient's condition was well for the 7-month follow-up. Conclusion The gluten-induced enteropathy is rare in the clinical routine, and should be consid-ered for the long-term diarrhea and malnutrition patients without significant organic gastrointestinal disorders.
Keywords：Gluten-induced enteropathyDiagnostic errorsFlora imbalance
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 5-9 )