Microvillus inclusion disease

Introduction: Microvillus inclusion disease

Description of Microvillus inclusion disease

Microvillus inclusion disease (medical condition): A rare, inherited, progressive intestinal disease where a defect in the intestinal wall results in severe diarrhea after birth.

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Microvillus inclusion disease: [MIM*251850] a condition that begins at birth with persistent watery diarrhea and life-threatening malabsorption associated with villous atrophy and crypt hypoplasia in the small bowel; electron microscopy reveals microvillus inclusions in enterocytes. SYN: congenital microvillus atrophy.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Microvillus inclusion disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Microvillus inclusion disease:

• Microvillus
• Inclusion

Microvillus inclusion disease: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Microvillus inclusion disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Microvillus inclusion disease, or a subtype of Microvillus inclusion disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Microvillus inclusion disease as a Disease

Microvillus inclusion disease (medical condition): See Microvillus Inclusion Disease (disease information).
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Microvillus inclusion disease: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Microvillus inclusion disease:

• Davidson's disease
• congenital microvillous atrophy
• metabolic acidosis
• intestinal transplant

Terms associated with Microvillus inclusion disease:

Terms Similar to Microvillus inclusion disease:

• Congenital microvillous atrophy
• Davidson disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Congenital familial protracted diarrhea with enterocyte brush-border abnormalities
• Davidson disease
• Intractable diarrhea of infancy
• Microvillus atrophy, congenital

Source - NIH

External links related to: Microvillus inclusion disease

• eMedicine - Congenital Microvillus Atrophy : Article by Stefano Guandalini, MD
• OMIM - MICROVILLUS INCLUSION DISEASE

Source: Diseases Database

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