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Mucoid diarrhea

MedGen UID:
1780149
Concept ID:
C3671554
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Mucous diarrhea; Mucous diarrhoea
 
HPO: HP:0033343

Definition

Passage of an increased number of stools containing mucus, a thick fluid substance secreted by mucous membranes. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMucoid diarrhea

Conditions with this feature

IL21-related infantile inflammatory bowel disease
MedGen UID:
1799211
Concept ID:
C5567788
Disease or Syndrome
A rare autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency characterized by infancy onset of severe inflammatory bowel disease with life-threatening diarrhea and failure to thrive, oral aphthous ulcers, and recurrent severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections with finger clubbing. Laboratory examination reveals increased IgE and decreased IgG levels, as well as reduced numbers of circulating CD19+ B-cells including IgM+ naive and class-switched IgG memory B-cells, with a concomitant increase in transitional B-cells, while T-cell numbers and function are normal.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Colwell JC, Goldberg M
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2000 May;27(3):179-87. doi: 10.1016/s1071-5754(00)90056-1. PMID: 10814951

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lestari FB, Chandranoi K, Chuchaona W, Vongpunsawad S, Poovorawan Y
Arch Virol 2023 Jan 3;168(1):24. doi: 10.1007/s00705-022-05641-1. PMID: 36593426Free PMC Article
Chuang CH, Janapatla RP, Wang YH, Chang HJ, Huang YC, Lin TY, Chiu CH
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 Dec;36(12):1119-1123. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001567. PMID: 28151843
Hebbelstrup Jensen B, Olsen KE, Struve C, Krogfelt KA, Petersen AM
Clin Microbiol Rev 2014 Jul;27(3):614-30. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00112-13. PMID: 24982324Free PMC Article
Ghosh AR, Paul M, Pal SC, Sen D
Indian J Public Health 1990 Jan-Mar;34(1):54-61. PMID: 2101388
Sanyal SC, Islam KM, Neogy PK, Islam M, Speelman P, Huq MI
Infect Immun 1984 Mar;43(3):931-6. doi: 10.1128/iai.43.3.931-936.1984. PMID: 6698612Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Chuang CH, Janapatla RP, Wang YH, Chang HJ, Huang YC, Lin TY, Chiu CH
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 Dec;36(12):1119-1123. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001567. PMID: 28151843
Hebbelstrup Jensen B, Olsen KE, Struve C, Krogfelt KA, Petersen AM
Clin Microbiol Rev 2014 Jul;27(3):614-30. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00112-13. PMID: 24982324Free PMC Article
Ahishali E, Uygur-Bayramiçli O, Dolapçioğlu C, Dabak R, Mengi A, Işik A, Ermiş E
Dig Dis Sci 2009 Dec;54(12):2541-5. doi: 10.1007/s10620-008-0630-2. PMID: 19104938
Pollack CV Jr, Pender ES
J Emerg Med 1991 Sep-Oct;9(5):347-55. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(91)90379-t. PMID: 1940239
Ghosh AR, Paul M, Pal SC, Sen D
Indian J Public Health 1990 Jan-Mar;34(1):54-61. PMID: 2101388

Therapy

Hebbelstrup Jensen B, Olsen KE, Struve C, Krogfelt KA, Petersen AM
Clin Microbiol Rev 2014 Jul;27(3):614-30. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00112-13. PMID: 24982324Free PMC Article
Ahishali E, Uygur-Bayramiçli O, Dolapçioğlu C, Dabak R, Mengi A, Işik A, Ermiş E
Dig Dis Sci 2009 Dec;54(12):2541-5. doi: 10.1007/s10620-008-0630-2. PMID: 19104938
Pashapour N, Iou SG
Turk J Pediatr 2006 Apr-Jun;48(2):115-8. PMID: 16848109
Colwell JC, Goldberg M
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2000 May;27(3):179-87. doi: 10.1016/s1071-5754(00)90056-1. PMID: 10814951
Rahman AS, Bari A, Molla AM, Greenough WB 3rd
Lancet 1985 Sep 7;2(8454):539-40. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)90471-4. PMID: 2863551

Prognosis

Belay A, Ashagrie M, Seyoum B, Alemu M, Tsegaye A
PLoS One 2020;15(12):e0243479. Epub 2020 Dec 15 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243479. PMID: 33320909Free PMC Article
Alegbeleye BJ
J Med Case Rep 2019 Mar 7;13(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-1971-5. PMID: 30846003Free PMC Article
Hebbelstrup Jensen B, Poulsen A, Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen S, Struve C, Engberg JH, Friis-Møller A, Boisen N, Jønsson R, Petersen RF, Petersen AM, Krogfelt KA
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017;7:230. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00230. PMID: 28611957Free PMC Article
Gadisa A, Tadesse A, Hailemariam B
Ethiop Med J 2016 Jan;54(1):9-15. PMID: 27191025
Heikens GT, Schofield WN, Christie CD, Gernay J, Dawson S
Eur J Clin Nutr 1993 Mar;47(3):174-91. PMID: 8458315

Clinical prediction guides

Belay A, Ashagrie M, Seyoum B, Alemu M, Tsegaye A
PLoS One 2020;15(12):e0243479. Epub 2020 Dec 15 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243479. PMID: 33320909Free PMC Article
Zhou GP, Qu W, Zhu ZJ, Sun LY, Wei L, Zeng ZG, Liu Y
World J Gastroenterol 2020 Oct 28;26(40):6295-6303. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i40.6295. PMID: 33177801Free PMC Article
Hebbelstrup Jensen B, Poulsen A, Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen S, Struve C, Engberg JH, Friis-Møller A, Boisen N, Jønsson R, Petersen RF, Petersen AM, Krogfelt KA
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017;7:230. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00230. PMID: 28611957Free PMC Article
Pashapour N, Iou SG
Turk J Pediatr 2006 Apr-Jun;48(2):115-8. PMID: 16848109
Sanyal SC, Islam KM, Neogy PK, Islam M, Speelman P, Huq MI
Infect Immun 1984 Mar;43(3):931-6. doi: 10.1128/iai.43.3.931-936.1984. PMID: 6698612Free PMC Article

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