Russo P A, Brochu P, Seidman E G, Roy C C
Department of Pathology, Hôpital Ste-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Pediatr Dev Pathol. 1999 Jan-Feb;2(1):65-71. doi: 10.1007/s100249900092.
Autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) is an entity reported primarily in infancy, resulting in intractable diarrhea and associated with small bowel villous atrophy and the presence of circulating anti-enterocyte (AEA) antibodies. It is a multisystem disorder with a response, in many cases, to immunosuppressive therapy.