Diarrhea 2, with microvillus atrophy, with or without cholestasis - CISMeF
Diarrhea 2, with microvillus atrophy, with or without cholestasisOMIM Phenotype
Preferred Label : Diarrhea 2, with microvillus atrophy, with or without cholestasis;
Symbol : DIAR2;
CISMeF acronym : DIAR2;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Congenital familial protracted diarrhea with enterocyte brush-border abnormalities; MVID1; Microvillus atrophy, congenital; Microvillus inclusion disease 1; Davidson disease; Diarrhea 2, with microvillus atrophy;
Description : Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is characterized by onset of intractable life-threatening
watery diarrhea during infancy. Two forms are recognized: early-onset MVID with diarrhea
beginning in the neonatal period, and late-onset, with first symptoms appearing after
3 or 4 months of life. Definite diagnosis is made by transmission electron microscopy
demonstrating shortening or absence of apical microvilli with pathognomonic microvillus
inclusions in mature enterocytes and peripheral accumulation of periodic acid-Schiff
(PAS)-positive granules or vesicles in immature enterocytes (Muller et al., 2008).
The natural course of MVID is often fatal, but partial or total weaning from parenteral
nutrition has been described.;