Mujer joven con diarrea crónica
ISSN: 0304-4866, 1989-3922
Ano de publicación: 2013
Volume: 74
Número: 4
Páxinas: 185-188
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Galicia Clínica
Obxectivos de Desenvolvemento Sustentable
Resumo
Chronic diarrhea is frequent. The causes are multiple, and reaching the definitive diagnosis can be complex. The diagnostic delay can be deadly. We describe the case of a young woman who developed severe hypokalemia secondary to VIPoma, a neuroendocrine tumor secreting vasoactive intestinal peptide, a hormone responsible for the clinical manifestations: watery diarrhea, hypokalemia and achlorhydria