Environmental enteric dysfunction and small intestinal histomorphology of stunted children in Bangladesh

Abstract

There is lack of information on the histological characteristics of the intestinal mucosa in Bangladeshi children. Collection of intestinal biopsy samples and assessment of the histo-morphological features is considered to be the traditional gold standard for diagnosis of environmental enteric dysfunction (EED). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the intestinal histological characteristics of stunted children aged between 12–18 months with possible EED. 110 children with chronic malnutrition (52 stunted with length-for-age Z score, LAZ