Diffuse juvenile non-adenomatous polyposis: a rare cause of severe hypoalbuminaemia in childhood.
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.
Nicholls
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Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Smith
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Davies
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Doig
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Thomas
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Miller
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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*
D012709:Serum Albumin