Intestinal Enterokinase Deficiency Follow-up

Updated: Nov 17, 2015
  • Author: Agostino Nocerino, MD, PhD; Chief Editor: Carmen Cuffari, MD  more...
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Follow-up

Prognosis

See the list below:

  • Patients with intestinal enterokinase deficiency who are adequately treated have an excellent prognosis.
  • Children with enterokinase deficiency tend to improve spontaneously after age 6-12 months.
  • Pancreatic replacement therapy can usually be discontinued in later life.