Familial visceral myopathy
ORPHA:2604· ICD-10 K56.0
Definition
Familial visceral myopathy is a rare hereditary myopathic degeneration of both gastrointestinal and urinary tracts that causes chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. It usually presents after the first decade of life with megaduodenum, megacystis and symptoms such as abdominal distension and/or pain, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, dysphagia, and/or urinary tract infections.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Age of onset
- All ages