Antenatal sonographic findings of congenital chloride diarrhea
โ Scribed by P. J. Patel; T. M. Kolawole; H. S. Ba'Aqueel; N. Al-Jisi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 300 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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โฆ Synopsis
Congenital chloride diarrhea (CCD) is a rare condition characterized by the passage, from birth, of voluminous fluid stools containing an unusually high concentration of chloride.' A proven case of CCD is presented with its sonographic findings. Only a few reports of the sonographic appearances of CCD are available in the l i t e r a t ~r e . ~, ~ This report compliments these and is the first report of CCD in the Arabian peninsula.
From the Departments of *Radiology, tobstetrics and Gyne-
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## Abstract Congenital chloride diarrhea (CLD) is a rare hereditary disease. The basic defect of CLD is massive loss of Cl^โ^ and fluid into the ileum and colon. Prenatal diagnosis of this disease is quite important because the infant requires electrolyte supplementation from the early postnatal pe