First report of congenital tufting enteropathy in Cuba

Authors

  • Alexander Morales Fontaine ¨Instituto de Medicina Tropical ¨Pedro Kourí¨
  • Rosa Aloyma Charles Justiz
  • Odalys Peña Pérez
  • Yaxsier de Armas Rodríguez

Keywords:

enteropathy, tuft, refractory diarrhea, infants, Cuba

Abstract

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.

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Published

2021-11-19

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Morales Fontaine A, Charles Justiz RA, Peña Pérez O, de Armas Rodríguez Y. First report of congenital tufting enteropathy in Cuba. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 19 [cited 2025 Jul. 13];40(3). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/1486

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