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Watery Diarrhoea (WDHA) Syndrome Associated with Carcinoma of the Lung
Author(s) -
Luey K.,
Scobie B. A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1976.tb03043.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , prednisone , lung , carcinoma , diarrhea , gastroenterology , adenocarcinoma , pathology , surgery , cancer
Summary: Watery diarrhoea (WDHA) syndrome associated with carcinoma of the lung. A patient with bronchial carcinoma presented with profuse watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia and hypochlorhydria. Laparotomy appeared to exclude the usual cause, a pancreatic islet‐cell tumour. Relief of the diarrhoea was achieved only with prednisone therapy. Evidence is adduced to implicate a humoral factor produced by the tumour, a/though in this case, the serum VIP level was not elevated.