Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
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Pathogenesis of viral<strong>in</strong>duced<br />
diarrhea<br />
• Inflammation m<strong>in</strong>imal, or patchy<br />
• Involves upper 2/3 of villus membrane<br />
• (brush border)<br />
• Rotavirus best studied;<br />
• NSP4 prote<strong>in</strong>—viral plus enterocyte<br />
• contribution—viruscell cell <strong>in</strong>teraction. Increase <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>tra<br />
• cellular calcium promotes chloride secretion.<br />
• disaccharidases <strong>in</strong>hibited<br />
• SCLT1 <strong>in</strong>hibited (=malabsorption of CHO)<br />
• epithelial cell cytoskeleton altered (distortion of<br />
• chemical and osmotic gradients)<br />
• cytok<strong>in</strong>elike peptides (from host as well as virus)