Malabsorption syndrome in a patient of Mediterranean origin; immunoproliferative small intestinal disease.
We describe a 30-year-old woman of Turkish descent presenting with abdominal pain and signs of malabsorption. The cause of her complaints turned out to be immunoproliferative small intestinal disease which is a very uncommon disorder in our geographical region. We discuss the differential diagnosis of this disease and the therapeutical options.
Hermans
M M
MM
Department of Internal Medicine, Catharina Hospital, P.O. Box 1350, 5602 ZA, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. mmhhermans@freeler.nl
Klinkhamer
P
P
Stronkhorst
A
A
Creemers
G J
GJ
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007161:Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*