congenital microvillus atrophy

congenital microvillus atrophy
a rare intestinal disorder, thought to be hereditary and autosomal recessive; infants have severe watery diarrhea with malabsorption of nutrients owing to atrophy of intestinal villi in the neonatal period. The condition is fatal unless the infant is given total parenteral nutrition. Cf. microvillus inclusion disease, under disease.

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