title: Microvillus inclusion disease associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in a premature infant.
abstract: Microvillus inclusion disease is one of the congenital diarrheal disorders characterized by the appearance of inclusion bodies on the intestinal epithelium. To date there are a few cases and also a few other associated finding reports related to this life-threatening disease in literature. In this report, we present a premature infant with microvillus inclusion disease that was associated with necrotizing enterocolitis. Thus, we should be aware of the appearance of necrotizing enterocolitis in patients with microvillus inclusion disease, especially when contributing factors are present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sayar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aygen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oztekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islek
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulsum Ozlem
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Elpek
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zuhal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gonul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tezel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Reha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Artan
keywords: intractable diarrhea; microvillus inclusion disease; necrotizing enterocolitis; premature