Intestinal lymphangiectasia: presentation in pregnancy and association with herpes zoster and alopecia.
We report a woman with intestinal lymphangiectasia whose symptoms were wrongly attributed to pregnancy; the diagnosis was made in the postpartum period. She also developed alopecia and herpes zoster.
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Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
Gupta
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Aggarwal
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Puri
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Naik
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D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000473:pathology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology