Article
Microvillous atrophy: atypical presentations.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Dec 2014
Perry Ariane, Bensallah Hayet, Martinez-Vinson Christine, Berrebi Dominique, Arbeille Brigitte, Salomon Julie, Goulet Olivier, Marinier Evelyne, Drunat Séverine, Samson-Bouma Marie-Elisabeth, Gérard Bénédicte, Hugot Jean-Pierre
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Microvillous inclusion disease (MVID) is a cause of intractable diarrhea in infancy. In its classic form, the disease is characterized by a severe persistent watery diarrhea starting within the first days of life. Parenteral nutrition and small bowel transplantation are the only known treatments for the affected children. Histologically, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining shows accumulation of...
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