NK-cell enteropathy

Definition

Natural killer (NK)-cell enteropathy is a benign NK-cell lymphoproliferative disease characterized by minor abdominal symptoms (abdominal pain, diverticulosis, constipation and reflux) due to NK cell-derived lesions in the mucosal layer of the gastrointestinal tract and often mistaken for NK or T-cell lymphoma (see these terms).

Disease data

Classification

Disease

ORPHA code

263665

OMIM code

ICD10 code

K63.8

ICD11 code

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