title: [Alpha heavy chain disease. A Tunisian case].
abstract: Alpha heavy chain disease is a rare affection in the West and reported mainly in developing countries with the improvement of hygienic conditions, the disease become rare in Tunisia, the last case was reported in 1991. The aim of the study is to report a new Tunisian case and to describe clinical, endoscopical and histological characteristics of the disease. The patient in a 37 years old male, presented with chronic diarrhoea associated with malabsorption syndrome. The diagnosis of alpha heavy chain disease was confirmed by histological examination of the resected intestine after surgery for intestinal obstruction. The patient received chemotherapy. The follow up is of two months.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-entérologie B, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Ammar
authors.forename: Imed
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cheikh
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jouini
authors.forename: Naziha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belkahla
authors.forename: Samir Fterish
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Fadhel
authors.forename: Ouerghi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maamouri
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chaabouni
authors.forename: Zoubeir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben Safta
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007161:Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male