Open AccessImmune and Autoimmune Enteropathies
Author(s) -
Philip M. Sherman,
Ernest Cutz,
Olivier Goulet
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annales nestlé (english ed )
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1661-4011
pISSN - 0517-8606
DOI - 10.1159/000086495
Subject(s) - immune system , enteropathy , immunology , medicine , diarrhea , disease
Autoimmune enteropathy characteristically presents in infancy with protracted diarrhea. Underlying disorders of immune function, including regulatory T cells, must be excluded. Treatment options include nutritional rehabilitation, immune suppression, and, in select cases, bone marrow transplant.
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