Intestinal lymphangiectasia--a case report.
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare cause of protein-losing enteropathy. We report here our first case, a young girl presenting at the age of ten months at the Department of Paediatrics, Singapore General Hospital with generalised oedema and diagnosed to have intestinal lymphangiectasia proven by intestinal biopsy. The literature on some aspects of the subjects is also reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000209:etiology; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000175:diagnosis
D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins