SEVERE MALABSORPTION IN AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDOSIS ECTODERMAL-DYSTROPHY SYNDROME SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSION

Authors
PADEH S THEODOR R JONAS A PASSWELL JH
Citation
S. Padeh et al., SEVERE MALABSORPTION IN AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDOSIS ECTODERMAL-DYSTROPHY SYNDROME SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 76(6), 1997, pp. 532-534
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
76
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
532 - 534
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1997)76:6<532:SMIAPC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A 15 year old boy with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidosis-ectode rmal dystrophy syndrome suffered recurrent episodes of severe intracta ble diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, and hypocalcaemia. The only treatment mod ality, which controlled the malabsorption syndrome, was immunosuppress ion with intravenous high dose methylprednisolone and oral methotrexat e maintenance therapy.