Small Bowel Villous Atrophy in a Young Patient: A Challenging Diagnosis

Common variable immunodeficiency enteropathy is a sprue-like disease, which may manifest as a severe malabsorption syndrome with nutritional deficits and cachexia. The authors report a case of a 33-year-old Afghan man, who presented to the emergency department due to chronic watery diarrhea and seve...

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Main Authors: João Correia, Andreia Freitas, António Marinho, Ana Ponte, Edgar Afecto, Manuela Estevinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2023-08-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://beta.karger.com/Article/FullText/531396