Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease in a 16-year-old boy presenting as severe malabsorption with excellent response to tetracycline treatment

J Clin Gastroenterol. 1998 Jul;27(1):85-9. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199807000-00020.

Abstract

Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID) is a rare lympho-proliferative disorder of the upper small intestine. It is considered a special form of MALT lymphoma with propensity to malignant transformation. This disorder is rare in pediatric literature. We report a case of IPSID in a 16-year-old boy with low-grade malignant transformation, presenting as severe malnutrition and a possible association with Helicobacter pylori. The patient responded well to an extended treatment with tetracycline and eradication of H. pylori.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Helicobacter pylori / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / complications
  • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / diagnosis*
  • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / microbiology
  • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / pathology
  • Intestine, Small / pathology
  • Malabsorption Syndromes / etiology*
  • Male
  • Stomach / microbiology