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Bowel "dissection" in microvillus inclusion disease.
Pediatrics and neonatology - 1 Apr 2015
Chiang Ming-Chou, Hsu Jen-Fu, Hsueh Chuen, Chao Hsun-Chin, Wang Tzu-Hao, Chen Chih-Ping, Lai Ming-Wei
Abstract excerpt
A preterm male neonate was diagnosed as having microvillus inclusion disease based on the characteristics of histological and ultrastructural findings. The peripheral blood sample also revealed MYO5B mutation. He had been on long-term parenteral nutrition. However, a bowel segment was seen in the baby's diaper during hospitalization when he was 5 months old. Serial abdominal ultrasound demonstrated progressive...
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