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An unsuspected cause of chronic diarrhoea
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Clinical presentation
A 45-year-old Italian man, living in Italy, was admitted to our clinic with a 6-month history of chronic diarrhoea (soft stool, 3–4 times/day), iron-deficiency anaemia, recurrent abdominal pain, weight loss (10 kg over 6 months) and weakness. Examination was normal apart from moderate pallor and a soft but diffusely tender abdomen. He was not febrile: there was no pathological sign apart from increased bowel sounds. Other investigations showed haemoglobin 10.8 g/dl, …
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Robin Spiller, editor
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