An Unusual Cause of Protein Losing Enteropathy in a 2.5-Year-Old Girl: Meso-Intestinal Fibrosis

Abstract Introduction Protein losing enteropathy is a symptom characterized by loss of protein in intestines resulting in low protein levels in serum and generalized edema. Several causes are reported for this condition. Hereby we report an as yet unreported cause of protein losing ente...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Mahjoub, Mehri Najafi Sani, Ahmad Khaleghnejad Tabari, Maryam Monajemzadeh, Saeed Zandieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2013-05-01
Series:European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1348040