Acute Inflammatory Bowel Disease Complicating Chronic Alcoholism and Mimicking Carcinoid Syndrome

Acute Inflammatory Bowel Disease Complicating Chronic Alcoholism and Mimicking Carcinoid Syndrome

We report the case of a woman with a history of chronic alcohol abuse who was hospitalized with diarrhea, severe hypokalemia refractory to potassium infusion, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, alternations of high blood pressure with phases of hypotension, irritability and increased urinary 5-hydrox...

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Main Authors: Piercarlo Ballo, Pietro Dattolo, Giuseppe Mangialavori, Giuseppe Ferro, Francesca Fusco, Matteo Consalvo, Leandro Chiodi, Francesco Pizzarelli, Alfredo Zuppiroli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Acute inflammatory bowel disease
Carcinoid syndrome
Chronic alcoholism
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/341588

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