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Fat Content in Stool of Children with Rotaviral Enteritis

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 2003;46(12):1212-1216.
Published online December 15, 2003.
Fat Content in Stool of Children with Rotaviral Enteritis
Joon Sup Song, So Chung Chung, Kyo Sun Kim
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
로타바이러스 장염 환아의 대변 내 지방량에 관한 연구
송준섭, 정소정, 김교순
건국대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
Correspondence: 
Kyo Sun Kim, Email: kimkyo@konkuk.ac.kr
Abstract
Purpose
: Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children around the world. The aim of this study is to investigate the fat content in stools of patients with rotaviral enteritis compared to the stools of children who had no gastroenteritis.
Methods
: Seventy two patients who were admitted to Konkuk University Hospital, College of Medicine from Jun 2001 to May 2002 due to rotaviral enteritis and seventy five patients who were admitted at the same time with other diseases with no gastrointestinal problems as control, were enrolled in this study. The age of patients was from one month to five years. The average age of children with rotaviral enteritis was 17?1 months and the average age of control patients was 14?5 months. Fat content of stools was investigated by acid steatocrit tests in both patients with rotaviral enteritis and control.
Results
: Acid steatocrit value of patients with rotaviral enteritis was higher than that of control patients. There was no difference in acid steatocrit value of children with rotaviral enteritis among the age groups. In one month- to six month-old infants, there was no difference in acid steatocrit values between the children with rotaviral enteritis and control patients. But, over the age of seven months, the acid steatocrit value of children with rotaviral enteritis was higher than that of control patients.
Conclusion
: We are of the opinion that fat malabsorption in patients with rotaviral enteritis and steatorrhea in rotaviral enteritis may result from decreased fat absorption in the small intestine.
Key Words: Rotavirus, Gastroenteritis, Steatorrhea, Acid steatocrit, Fat malabsorption


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