Sandbox: malabsorption

# Differential Diagnosis of Diarrhea
To review the differential diagnosis of diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of acute diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of traveler's diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of acute watery diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of acute bloody diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of acute fatty diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of chronic watery diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of chronic bloody diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of chronic fatty diarrhea, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of acute diarrhea and fever, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and fever, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of acute diarrhea and abdominal pain, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of acute diarrhea and weight loss, click here.
To review the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and weight loss, click here.

## Diarrhea
The following table outlines the major differential diagnoses of diarrhea.
Abbreviations: GI: Gastrointestinal, CBC: Complete blood count, WBC: White blood cell, RBC: Red blood cell, Plt: Platelet, Hgb: Hemoglobin, ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP: Creactive protein, IgE: Immunoglobulin E, IgA: Immunoglobulin A, ETEC: Escherichia coli enteritis, EPEC: Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, EIEC: Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli, EHEC: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, EAEC: Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli, Nl: Normal, ASCA: Anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies, ANCA: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid, CFTR: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, SLC10A2: Solute carrier family 10 member 2, SeHCAT: Selenium homocholic acid taurine or tauroselcholic acid, IEL: Intraepithelial lymphocytes, MRCP: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, ANA: Antinuclear antibodies, AMA: Anti-mitochondrial antibody, LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase, CPK: Creatine phosphokinase, PCR: Polymerase chain reaction, ELISA: Enzymelinked immunosorbent assay, LT: Heatlabile enterotoxin, ST: Heatstable enterotoxin, RT-PCR: Reversetranscriptase polymerase chain reaction, CD4: Cluster of differentiation 4, HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus, RUQ: Right-upper quadrant, VIP: Vasoactive intestinal peptide, GI: Gastrointestinal, FAP: Familial adenomatous polyposis, HNPCC: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, MTP: Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, Scl70: Antitopoisomerase I, TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone, T4: Thyroxine, T3: Triiodothyronine, DTR: Deep tendon reflex, RNA: Ribonucleic acid
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