title: Protein-losing enteropathy and mixed connective-tissue disease.
abstract: A case of a person with a mixed connective-tissue disease, who subsequently developed protein-losing enteropathy with a partial response to prednisolone therapy, is presented. Protein-losing enteropathy has been reported in several patients with systemic lupus erythematosus but not in patients with mixed connective-tissue disease. This case broadens the association of protein-losing enteropathy with autoimmune diseases and suggests that the diagnosis should be considered in patients with mixed connective-tissue disease who have hypoalbuminaemia.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Terren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone