"Diarrhea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.
Descriptor ID |
D003967
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MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.214
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diarrhea" by people in Profiles.
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Infectious Diarrhea: Norovirus and Clostridium difficile in Older Adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2016 08; 32(3):509-22.
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A paucity of colonic enteroendocrine and/or enterochromaffin cells characterizes a subset of patients with chronic unexplained diarrhea/malabsorption. Hum Pathol. 2009 Jul; 40(7):1006-14.
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Increasing incidence of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in African-American and Hispanic patients: association with the use of proton pump inhibitor therapy. J Natl Med Assoc. 2007 May; 99(5):500-4.
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Acute diarrhea in frail elderly nursing home patients. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2003 Jan-Feb; 4(1):34-9.
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Knowledge and management of diarrhea among underserved minority parents/caregivers. Ambul Pediatr. 2002 May-Jun; 2(3):201-6.