Intestinal lymphangiectasia in systemic sclerosis.
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.
van Tilburg
A J
AJ
Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
van Blankenstein
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M
Verschoor
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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*