Microvillus inclusion disease as a cause of severe protracted diarrhea in infants

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1356-1360

  Ukarapol, Nuthapong ^a   Lertprasertsuk, Nirush ^a   Chotinaruemol, Somporn ^a   Wongsawasdi, Lumduan ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chronic Secretory Diarrhea; Diagnosis; Microvillus Inclusion Disease; Ultrastructure Pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FATALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MICROVILLUS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROVILLI; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035467909     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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