Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy: a case report.
A 10-year-old boy presented with oedema. Panhypoproteinaemia due to excessive enteric protein loss was demonstrated, and further investigation revealed the cause to be lymphocyte-depleted Hodgkin's lymphoma. Appropriate chemotherapy resulted in a dramatic improvement in the serum protein level and resolution of the proptosis and lymphadenopathy.
D002648:Child; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology*