Acute Diarrhea | Approach to Causes, Enterotoxic vs Invasive, Watery vs Bloody Diarrhea

Acute Diarrhea | Approach to Causes (ex. Bacteria), Enterotoxic vs Invasive, Watery vs Bloody Diarrhea


Acute diarrhea is diarrhea occurring for less than 2 weeks, and is broadly categorized into Enterotoxic (Non-Inflammatory) and Invasive (Inflammatory) causes. Causes include bacteria, protozoa and viruses. Depending on the cause, we can see either watery diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever or no fever, etc. In this lesson, we look at an approach to the cause of acute diarrhea, including a variety of factors that lead to the cause of acute diarrhea, along with signs and symptoms of diarrhea and causes of enterotoxic and invasive diarrhea.

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Diarrhea, StatPearls
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