A case of protracted diarrhea in a newborn: a diagnostic challenge

• Main Authors: Catarina Mendes (Author), Catarina Figueiredo (Author), Helena Mansilha (Author), Elisa Proenca (Author), Dulce Oliveira (Author), Rosa Lima (Author), Carmen Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital diarrhea comprises a broad range of pathologies and often requires a thor- ough workup and immediate treatment. Although rare, microvillous inclusion disease (MVID) should be included in differential diagnosis of this presentation in the neonate. We report the case of a 36-week newborn wh...