A case of multiple intestinal atresias, brain anomalies, mental retardation, growth hormone deficiency and clitoris hypertrophy

Multiple Atresia of the Small Intestine: A 20-Year Review

“…Of clinical interest may be the fact that the association of MIA and abnormalities of the central nervous system, as found in one of our patients, have been noted by other authors as well. Guala et al reported a case of MIA with coincident brain anomalies and growth hormone deficiency [9]. A similar association was described by Komuro et al in 3 cases of multiple jejunoileal atresia, in whom significant placental abnormalities were detected as a proof of the vascular etiology of intestinal and cerebral lesions [14].…”