Chronic intractable diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal mastocytosis
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Chronic intractable diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal mastocytosis
As mast cells have been highlighted in the pathogenesis of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, a new term "mastocytic enterocolitis" was suggested by Jakate and colleagues to describe an increase in mucosal mast cells in patients with chronic intractable diarrhea and favorable response to treatment with antihistamines. Although it is not an established disease entity, two cases have ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Intestinal Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1598-9100,2288-1956
DOI: 10.5217/ir.2016.14.3.280