A rare case of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia refractory to treatment

A rare case of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia refractory to treatment

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL), also known as Waldmann's disease, is a rare disorder, characterised by dilated lymphatics supplying the small intestinal wall resulting in lymph leakage into the small-bowel lumen. This protein-losing enteropathy leads to lymphopenia, hypoalbuminaemia...

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Main Authors: Khadeeja Mohammed, Nowfala Nowshad, Sumaiya Iqbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Hamdan Medical Journal
Subjects:
gastroenterology
hypoalbuminaemia
paediatrics
primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
protein-losing enteropathy
Online Access:http://www.hamdanjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2227-2437;year=2020;volume=13;issue=4;spage=242;epage=244;aulast=Mohammed

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