Non-neoplastic Diseases of the Intestines

Non-neoplastic GI disease lecture notes

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A 4-month-old child presents with failure to thrive associated with persistent foul-smelling stools. A stool sample reveals steatorrhea. A blood test indicates absent LDL cholesterol levels. Her parents are normocholesterolemic. What is the diagnosis?
Abetalipoproteinemia
Intussusception is most common in ____
Particularly at the ____
Children
Ileo-cecal valve
Question 3
What is this finding?
Volvulus causing 'dusky' bowel due to interruption of blood supply
Question 4
What is this finding?
Ischemic bowel disease
What is the causitive agent of Typhoid fever?
What is the characteristic gross finding?
Salmonella typhi
Longitudinal ulcerations at the Peyer's patches
What is the characteristic finding in the intestinal mucosa in Shigella infections?
Hemorrhagic ulceration of the colon
Question 7
What is the mechanism behind Pseudomembranous enterocolitis?
Toxin A and B of C. diff cause mucosal damage and cause the release of substance P which elicits fluid secretion and neutrophil infiltration by binding to a G protein coupled receptor