title: Hypoalbuminemia in a cystic fibrosis patient with severe erosive esophagitis.
abstract: An 8-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis presented with hypoalbuminemia as the main symptom of severe erosive esophagitis. Extensive evaluation failed to reveal a nutrition, pancreatic, intestinal, or renal explanation of his hypoalbuminemia. Identification and treatment of the esophagitis led to resolution of the hypoalbuminemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, 702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5225, USA.
authors.forename: Molly A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bozic
authors.forename: Michelle S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Howenstine
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Maguiness
authors.forename: Jean P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Molleston
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D034141:Hypoalbuminemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index