title: Intestinal lymphangiectasia in systemic sclerosis.
abstract: Protein-losing gastroenteropathy is a well-recognized entity in systemic sclerosis, for which several mechanisms have been postulated. Acquired intestinal lymphangiectasia as a cause of increased intestinal protein loss has not previously been described in the literature. We report the first case of acquired intestinal lymphangiectasia in systemic sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van Tilburg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Blankenstein
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verschoor
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000150:complications*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*