Enteric anendocrinosis
Synonyms: Congenital malabsorptive diarrhea due to paucity of enteroendocrine cells
A very rare genetic gastroenterological disease characterized by severe malabsorptive diarrhea (requiring parenteral nutrition and disappearing at fasting) due to a lack of intestinal enteroendocrine cells. It is associated with early-onset (within the first weeks of life) dehydration metabolic acidosis and diabetes mellitus (that can develop until late childhood). Patient may display various degrees of pancreatic insufficiency that does not explain diarrhea as it is not reduced with pancreatic enzyme supplementation. Central hypogonadism (developing in the second decade) as well as an association with celiac disease have been reported.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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