Question

A 46-year-old patient returns from travel with a 2-week history of watery diarrhoea and occasional abdominal cramps. Stool cultures are negative for common pathogens. He has mild dehydration but is otherwise stable. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Giardiasis

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Ulcerative colitis

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Celiac disease

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Norovirus infection

Practice question

A 46-year-old patient returns from travel with a 2-week history of watery diarrhoea and occasional abdominal cramps. Stool cultures are negative for common pathogens. He has mild dehydration but is otherwise stable. What is the most likely diagnosis?