title: [Sclerosis of the intestinal lymphatic vessels].
abstract: Fibrosis of the intestinal lymphatic vessels, produced in one case by tuberculosis and, in the other, by appendicitis and peritonitis, caused blockage of the main lymphatic vessels causing, clinically, a protein-losing enteropathy similar to that noted in congenital lymphatic diseases of childhood. In the laboratory, there was noted a fall in serum protein, lipid and cholesterol. A fat absorption test was very abnormal showing a flat curve. During laparotomy, there was discovered on the small intestine, the same layout of lymph vessels, resembling a lace network, as that observed in congenital malformations. Intestinal lymphography showed considerable stasis of the opaque substance and absence of injection of the lymph vessels in the mesentery.
mesh_terms: D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000209:etiology; D007410:Intestinal Diseases; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Sclérose des lymphatiques intestinaux