An unusual inflammatory lesion of the jejunum in a patient with late onset immunoglobulin deficiency.
A 40-year-old male patient is reported in whom a grossly inflamed thickened 70-cm segment of jejunum complicated a 'late onset' immunoglobulin deficiency state. The pathogenesis is unknown, but extensive occlusion of the vascular supply to the lesion may have contributed to its development.
D000328:Adult; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000473:pathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology