Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Enteropatía autoinmunitaria
Autoimmune enteropathy (AW-toh-ih-MYOON en-teh-RAH-puh-thee)
A rare disease in which certain cells in the intestine are destroyed by a patient’s immune system. It causes severe, chronic, diarrhea and usually occurs in children.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.