Abstract
Congenital diarrhea comprises a broad range of pathologies and often requires a thorough workup and immediate treatment. Although rare, microvillous inclusion disease (MVID) should be included in differential diagnosis of this presentation in the neonate. We report the case of a 36-week newborn who developed signs of severe dehydration and lethargy, requiring fluid resuscitation and total parenteral nutrition. MVID was diagnosed by recognition of profuse secretory diarrhea after an exhaustive etiological investigation, confirmed by DNA analysis.
Highlights
A 36-week gestation female caucasian newborn was delivered to a 26-year-old primigravida mother by spontaneous vaginal delivery
Congenital diarrhea comprises a broad range of pathologies and often requires a thorough workup and immediate treatment
microvillous inclusion disease n (MVID) was diagnosed by u recognition of profuse secretory diarrhea after l an exhaustive etiological investigation, conia firmed by DNA analysis. erc Introduction m Protracted diarrhea presenting in the m neonatal period poses a diagnostic challenge because it is a rare and potential life o threatening condition, and because its difc ferential diagnosis is broad.[1,2,3,4] n Congenital diarrheal disorders are a group of rare inherited enteropathies that usually o present in the neonatal period as a severe and N chronic diarrhea, frequently requiring par
Summary
A 36-week gestation female caucasian newborn was delivered to a 26-year-old primigravida mother by spontaneous vaginal delivery. Ly rare, microvillous inclusion disease n (MVID) should be included in differential diagnosis of this presentation in the neonate.
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