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Vol. 26 - Num. 104

Clinical Reviews

Keriorrhea, an uncommon entity

Elena Castilla Torrea, M.ª del Carmen Remacha Almericha, Julia del Rincón de la Villaa, Álvaro Baeta Ruizb, Sofía Congost Marínb, Laura Escartín Madurgac

aMIR-Pediatría. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza. España.
bServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario de San Pedro. Logroño. La Rioja. España
cSección de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Pediátrica. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa.. Zaragoza. España.

Correspondence: E Castilla . E-mail: elenacastilla@hotmail.com

Reference of this article: Castilla Torre E, Remacha Almerich MC, del Rincón de la Villa J, Baeta Ruiz A, Congost Marín S, Escartín Madurga L. Keriorrhea, an uncommon entity . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2024;26:[en prensa].

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Abstract

Keriorrhea is the emission of an orange oily fluid in the feces that can appear after eating some species of fish, like butterfish. Symptoms can appear between 1 hour and 3 days after fish intake. Keriorrhea consists of orange oily fluid emission (like mussel oil) in the feces without depositional rhythm alteration and does not need any treatment.

Keywords

Diarrhoea Fish Fish oils

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