Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Villous atrophy
HP:0011473
What it means
The enteric villi are atrophic or absent.
Rare diseases that can present with this9
Common30–79%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Atrophy of small intestinal villi · Biopsy shows villous atrophy · Duodenal villous atrophy · Small intestine biopsy shows villous atrophy · Variable degree of villous atrophy · Villous degeneration
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