Protein losing gastroenteropathy in constrictive pericarditis.
A case of constrictive pericarditis with PLGE is reported. It is the nineteenth case in the world literature. The fatal outcome is contributed to late diagnosis and refusal of surgery. It is possible that nine out of sixty eight cases of constrictive pericarditis have suffered from the same condition in a five year period in the same hospital. Early diagnosis is rewarding and could be achieved by a high index of suspicion and an outlook for the diagnostic markers.
Farhan
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Habboush
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D000328:Adult; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology*