Acute diarrhea causes
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| Population | Life threatening causes | Common causes | Less common causes |
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| Children | Sepsis:
Staphylococcus aureus (staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome [TSS] Salmonella Hemolytic uraemic syndrome (Shiga toxin producing ETEC) |
Infectious:
Rota virus Noro virus
Shigella species ( S.dysentriae, S.flexneri, S.sonneii, S.boydii) E.coli species ( Enterotoxigenic E.coli, Enterohemorrhagic E.coli, Enteroinvasive E.coli) Cryptosporidium parvum Vibrio cholerae Non Typhoidal Salmonella: S.typhimurium, S.enteritidis Entamoeba histolytica Campylobacter jejuni Clostridium difficle |
Calcivirus Yersinia enterocolitica Aeromonas Systemic conditions associated with diarrhea: influenza, measles, dengue fever, human immunodeficiency virus and malaria. Systemic bacterial infections associated with diarrhea include pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis,urinary tract infection. Intra abdominal emergencies including appendicitis, Intussusception. |
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coli Giardia lamblia Cryptosporidium parvum Clostridium difficle Clostridium perfringens
Campylobacter species Shigella species Enterohemorrhagic E.coli Vibrio parahemolyticus Yersinia species
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Listeria monocytogenes
Cyclospora cayetanensis | |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
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OR
Common causes of [disease] include [cause1], [cause2], and [cause3].
OR
The most common cause of [disease name] is [cause 1]. Less common causes of [disease name] include [cause 2], [cause 3], and [cause 4].
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The cause of [disease name] has not been identified. To review risk factors for the development of [disease name], click here.
Causes
Life-threatening Causes
- Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. There are no life-threatening causes of disease name, however complications resulting from untreated disease name is common.
- Life-threatening causes of [symptom/manifestation] include [cause1], [cause2], and [cause3].
- [Cause] is a life-threatening cause of [disease].
Common Causes
[Disease name] may be caused by:
- [Cause1]
- [Cause2]
- [Cause3]
OR
- [Disease name] is caused by an infection with [pathogen name].
- [Pathogen name] is caused by [pathogen name].
Less Common Causes
Less common causes of disease name include:
- [Cause1]
- [Cause2]
- [Cause3]
Genetic Causes
- [Disease name] is caused by a mutation in the [gene name] gene.
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.