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versão impressa ISSN 2462-8522
Resumo
WILCHES-CUADROS, María Angélica et al. SEVERE CONGENITAL DIARRHEA SECONDARY TO TUFTING ENTEROPATHY. CASE REPORT. Case reports [online]. 2022, vol.8, n.1, pp.41-50. Epub 09-Fev-2023. ISSN 2462-8522. https://doi.org/10.15446/cr.v8n1.90883.
Introduction:
Tufting enteropathy is a rare cause of congenital diarrhea in neonates. It is characterized by the abnormal distribution of epithelial adhesion molecules, which causes enterocytes to shed into the lumen, forming the characteristic tufts.
Case summary:
A 15-day-old female neonate was taken by her parents to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital due to diarrheal stools she had been experiencing since birth. The patient presented with dehydration, abnormal weight loss, metabolic acidosis, and acute kidney failure. She received treatment with alizapride, loperamide, zinc sulfate, and probiotics, but after 75 days of treatment she was still symptomatic. An upper tract endoscopy and colonoscopy were performed, finding flattening of the villi and lymphoid cells in the lamina propria. However, the symptoms persisted, and she died at the age of ten months. A post-mortem exome sequencing reported tufting enteropathy.
Conclusions.
When congenital diarrhea is present, tufting enteropathy should be considered. An early molecular study would allow to evaluate the possibility of performing an intestinal transplant or modifying the treatment to meet the patient's palliative care needs.
Palavras-chave : Diarrea neonatal; Recién nacido; Diarrea infantil; Anomalías congénitas; Enfermedades Intestinales; Enfermedades Raras.