Pancreatic cholera

Definition

A rare syndrome characterized by severe watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria. It is caused by the oversecretion of vasoactive intestinal peptide from the pancreatic islet cells.

Also known as islet cell WDHA syndrome, pancreatic WDHA syndrome, Verner Morrison syndrome, watery diarrhea syndrome, watery diarrhea with hypokalemic alkalosis, watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria syndrome, watery diarrhoea syndrome, watery diarrhoea with hypokalemic alkalosis, WDHA syndrome, WDHH — per MONDO

Also identified as

• DOID 6977 per MONDO
• ICD9 259.3 per MONDO
• NCIT C3488 per MONDO
• SCTID 39998009 per MONDO
• UMLS C0086768 per MONDO

Affected Organs