A Rare Cause of Refractory Chronic Diarrhea and Cachexia: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Faten HADJ KACEM (Author), Donia CHEBBI (Author), Amal CHAKROUN (Author), Nadia CHARFI (Author), Dorra GHORBEL (Author), Fatma MNIF (Author), Mouna MNIF (Author), Nabila REKIK (Author), Mohamed ABID (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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VIPoma is an unusual neuroendocrine neoplasm that autonomously secretes VIP. It is associated with secretory diarrhea and electrolyte disturbances. Herein we report a case of a male patient, who was hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology in Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia. He presented...