A systemic lupus erythematosus patient with protein losing enteropathy.
Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and it is an uncommon cause of hypoalbuminemia without proteinuria. We describe a case of an 11 year-old girl who had diarrhea and periorbital edema as the initial symptoms of SLE. PLE was diagnosed by 24-hour stool alpha-1 antitrypsin clearance and (99m)Tc-human serum albumin scintigraphy.
Park
Jee Min
JM
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Ahn
Sun Young
SY
Shin
Jae Il
JI
Yun
Mi Jin
MJ
Lee
Jae Seung
JS
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology*