ICD-11 definition : This is a congenital deficiency of lactase (EC 3.2.1.108), inherited as an autosomal
recessive trait, presenting in infancy and manifested by profuse watery diarrhoea
in response to dietary milk, due to inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in
milk and to a lesser extent milk-derived dairy products. The condition may lead to
marasmus and death if lactose is not eliminated from the diet.;
This is a congenital deficiency of lactase (EC 3.2.1.108), inherited as an autosomal
recessive trait, presenting in infancy and manifested by profuse watery diarrhoea
in response to dietary milk, due to inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in
milk and to a lesser extent milk-derived dairy products. The condition may lead to
marasmus and death if lactose is not eliminated from the diet.