title: Intestinal lymphangiectasia: presentation in pregnancy and association with herpes zoster and alopecia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Ghoshal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: 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