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Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3011
Resumen
MORALES FONTAINE, Alexander; CHARLES JUSTIZ, Rosa Aloyma; PENA PEREZ, Odalys y DE ARMAS RODRIGUEZ, Yaxsier. First report of congenital tufting enteropathy in Cuba. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2021, vol.40, n.3 Epub 01-Sep-2021. ISSN 1561-3011.
Introduction:
Tufting enteropathy, also known as intestinal epithelial dysplasia, is a very infrequent congenital disorder presenting as refractory diarrhea in infants.
Objective:
Describe the first report of congenital tufting enteropathy in Cuba.
Case presentation:
A presentation is provided of the first case of the disease in Cuba based on histopathological findings and accompanied by a description of the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects addressed.
Conclusions:
Tufted enteropathy poses a diagnostic challenge as it does not exhibit a pathognomonic clinical courtship. The concomitance of chronic diarrhea with malformation disorders should set off alarms and guide clinical thinking and diagnostic methodology towards possible genetic disorders.
Palabras clave : enteropathy; tuft; refractory diarrhea; infants; Cuba.