Chronic diarrhoea and weight loss secondary to nicotine use in an adolescent

Chronic diarrhoea is described as diarrhoea lasting more than 4 weeks. The underlying causes are multiple and the diagnostic orientation depends on several anamnestic and clinical elements. The basic work-up includes biology and stool analysis. We present the case of a 14-year-old adolescent with chronic diarrhoea and weight loss for several months. Extensive complementary analyses were performed, all being totally negative. A careful repeated clinical history revealed that the patient had a significant nicotine intake, confirmed by a urine cotinine test. Withdrawal led to a resolution of the symptomatology. Nicotine consumption in the form of nicotine replacement products among young people is increasing rapidly. Nicotine has multiple health effects, including neurological, gastrointestinal and immune adverse effects.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Revue medicale de Liege - 79(2024), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 6-10

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Cas clinique. Diarrhée chronique et perte pondérale suite à la consommation de nicotine chez un adolescent

Beteiligte Personen:

Longton, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Meunier, Adrien [VerfasserIn]
Léonard, Marie [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

6M3C89ZY6R
Adolescent
Case Reports
Diarrhoea
English Abstract
Nicotine
Weight Loss

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.01.2024

Date Revised 16.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36714512X