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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Public Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Public Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2251-6085</Issn>
      <Volume>49</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>02</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">A Rare Cause of Refractory Chronic Diarrhea and Cachexia: A Case Report</title>
    <FirstPage>386</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>388</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Faten</FirstName>
        <LastName>HADJ KACEM</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Donia</FirstName>
        <LastName>CHEBBI</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Amal</FirstName>
        <LastName>CHAKROUN</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nadia</FirstName>
        <LastName>CHARFI</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Dorra</FirstName>
        <LastName>GHORBEL</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Fatma</FirstName>
        <LastName>MNIF</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mouna</FirstName>
        <LastName>MNIF</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nabila</FirstName>
        <LastName>REKIK</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohamed</FirstName>
        <LastName>ABID</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">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 VIPoma syndrome, with hepatic metastases at diagnosis. He had a history of chronic, watery diarrhea. He was dehydrated with many electrolytic disorders as hypokalemia, hyponatremia and metabolic acidosis. Abdominal CT scan showed a heterogeneous&#xA0;mass in the&#xA0;pancreatic head with multiple hepatic lesions. A high VIP hormone level was found. Histological study of a liver biopsy revealed hepatic metastases of neuroendocrine carcinoma. The patient received analogues of somatostatin and systemic chemotherapy, with a transient symptomatic relief. Sadly the patient was lost to follow-up.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/19593</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/19593/6677</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
