title: Diffuse juvenile non-adenomatous polyposis: a rare cause of severe hypoalbuminaemia in childhood.
abstract: Hypoalbuminaemia is a well-recognized complication of juvenile polyposis, which is often not clinically apparent. We describe a child with diffuse colonic non-adenomatous polyposis who presented with generalized oedema and severe hypoalbuminaemia. The site of the protein loss was the polyps, and the problem resolved after colectomy. This is a case of unusually severe hypoalbuminaemia complicating juvenile polyposis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doig
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin