39. Complications, Associations and Outcome in Children with Congenital Chloride Diarrhoea
Iqtadar Seerat and Muhammad Arshad Alvi
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the complications and associations of congenital chloride diarrhoea to improve prognosis.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from September, 2003- September, 2016
Materials and Methods: A total of 19 confirmed cases of children with congenital chloride diarrhoea between birth and 14 years of age were included in this study. The data was collected from the ICIS used in hospital power chart system. The data was presented in form of a pie chart and a table.
Results: Out of these 19 cases we found 12(63%) patients with failure to thrive,12(63%) patients with motor developmental delay, 12 (63%) patients with short stature, 13(68.4%) patients with renal abnormalities, 6(31.5%) with vitamin D deficiency, 3(15.7%)with iron deficiency anaemia, 2(10.4%) with congenital heart disease (Transposition of great arteries& Ventricular septal defect) and 1 case of colitis (5.2%).
Conclusion: Due to various associations and complications of congenital chloride diarrhoea we conclude that early diagnosis and regular follow up with multidisciplinary team comprisingPaediatric Gastroenterologist, Nephrologist, Endocrinologist, General Paediatrician for developmental assessment and Dietician are required to improve prognosis.
Key Words: Congenital Chloride Diarrhoea (CLD), multidisciplinary team, complications, associations
Citation of article: Seerat I, Alvi MA. Complications, Associations and Outcome in Children with Congenital Chloride Diarrhoea. Med Forum 2017;28(3):157-159.