Autoimmune enteropathy

Pediatr Dev Pathol. 1999 Jan-Feb;2(1):65-71. doi: 10.1007/s100249900092.

Abstract

Autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) is an entity reported primarily in infancy, resulting in intractable diarrhea and associated with small bowel villous atrophy and the presence of circulating anti-enterocyte (AEA) antibodies. It is a multisystem disorder with a response, in many cases, to immunosuppressive therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Autoimmune Diseases / complications
  • Autoimmune Diseases / drug therapy
  • Autoimmune Diseases / pathology*
  • Biopsy
  • Body Height
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Diarrhea / drug therapy
  • Diarrhea / etiology
  • Diarrhea / pathology*
  • Diarrhea, Infantile / drug therapy
  • Diarrhea, Infantile / etiology
  • Diarrhea, Infantile / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Infant
  • Jejunum / pathology
  • Male

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclosporine