Protein-losing enteropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: 12 years experience from a Chinese academic center.

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a complication in some systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients that is often misdiagnosed. With this study, we provide insight into clinical characteristics, laboratory characteristics, diagnostic tests, risk factors, treatment, and prognosis of the disease.A...

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Main Authors: Zhen Chen, Meng-Tao Li, Dong Xu, Hong Yang, Jing Li, Jiu-Liang Zhao, Heng-Hui Zhang, Shao-Mei Han, Tao Xu, Xiao-Feng Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4260872?pdf=render