Profuse watery diarrhea in an immune compromised child is due to
High-Yield Explanation
.Giardiasis caused by Giardia lamblia is a major cause of diarrhoea in children and travellers Individuals with malnutrition,humoral immunodefeciencies,and cystic fibrosis are paicularly susceptible. Features:acute diarrhoea with sudden onset of explosive,watery foul smelling stools, along with nausea and anorexia,abdominal distension,flatulence,epigastric camps and mild fever. ESSENTIAL PEDIATRICS,O.P.GHAI,PG NO:244,7th edition