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Microvillus inclusion disease
Microvillus inclusion disease is a rare congenital intestinal disorder that causes severe, persistent diarrhea.
This rare enteropathy is typically recognized in infancy and can present with persistent watery diarrhea. The intestinal lining has abnormalities of the brush border, including microvillus inclusions, which help explain the impaired intestinal function. It appears in the differential diagnosis when severe diarrhea begins very early in life.