[Protein-losing enteropathy revealing an idiopathic constrictive pericarditis].
BACKGROUND
The cause of protein-losing enteropathy is sometimes difficult to establish. It can be rarely due to a constrictive pericarditis.


METHODS
We report a patient presenting a protein-losing enteropathy revealing a constrictive pericarditis.


CONCLUSIONS
Chronic pericarditis should be evoked in case of unexplained protein-losing enteropathy. Echocardiography can sometimes be normal. Therefore, chest computed tomography scan or cardiac MRI followed by confirmation right heart catheterization should be performed in case of persistent unexplained protein-losing enteropathy.
Launay
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Service de médecine interne, centre national de référence des atteintes vasculaires de la sclérodermie, hôpital Claude-Huriez, CHRU de Lille, université Lille-II, rue Michel-Polonovski, 59037 Lille cedex, France. d-launay@chru-lille.fr
Lambert
M
M
Hachulla
E
E
De Groote
P
P
Remy-Jardin
M
M
Queyrel
V
V
Morell-Dubois
S
S
Charlanne
H
H
Cortot
A
A
Hatron
P-Y
PY
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology*