Visceral myopathy causing chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction and intestinal failure in a child with Sanjad-Sakati syndrome.

Sanjad-Sakati syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder mainly occurring in the Arab Peninsula. This condition is associated with metabolic and septic complications starting in the neonatal period. Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction owing to visceral myopathy is a rare disabling condition. We report a rare concurrence of Sanjad-Sakati syndrome and chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction in a Saudi child complicated by intestinal failure, sepsis, and early mortality. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.