Transient hypoproteinemia and hypoprothrombinemia in an infant.
A 7 months old infant with transient hypoproteinemia and hypoprothrombinemia is described. The hypoproteinemia is attributed to protein losing enteropathy, and transient Menetrier's disease is suggested as a possible cause for the protein loss. Assuming that this baby was not vitamin K deficient, and knowing that the mononuclear weight of prothrombin is lower than that of albumin, the hypoprothrombinemia might be due to prothrombin loss into the gut together with albumin
D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications*; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007020:Hypoprothrombinemias / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology