Changes of Enterocyte Morphology and Enterocyte:Goblet Cell Ratios in Dogs with Protein-Losing and Non-Protein-Losing Chronic Enteropathies

Canine Protein Losing Enteropathies

ABST RACT Protein-losing enteropathies are traditionally thought of as being diseases with a very poor prognosis. While this is often true, there are subsets of these patients which, if diagnosed in a timely fashion, may often have a relatively good prognosis. Lymphangiectasia in particular is a disease that is often misdiagnosed or diagnosed so late that it is no longer treatable. Clinicians s...

Protein-losing Enteropathies – Hypoalbuminemia Is Not Always Terrible

Chronic lymphocytic gastritis and protein losing gastropathy.

Chronic lymphocytic gastritis (CLG) is a recently described histopathological entity characterised by the presence of lymphocytes in the surface and foveolar epithelium of the gastric mucosa. Previous accounts'have paid attention to both the endoscopic and histological features of the condition but the presenting features and clinical correlates of the pathology have not been clearly characteri...

[Protein-losing enteropathy].

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare complication of intestinal diseases. Its main manifestation is hypoproteinemic edema. The diagnosis of PLE is based on the verification of protein loss into the intestinal lumen, by determining fecal α1-antitrypsin concentration and clearance. The localization of the affected colonic segment is clarified using radiologic and endoscopic techniques. The ...

Protein-losing enteropathy in children

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare complication of a variety of intestinal disorders characterized by an excessive loss of proteins into the gastrointestinal tract due to impaired integrity of the mucosa. The clinical presentation of patients with PLE is highly variable, depending upon the underlying cause, but mainly consists of edema due to hypoproteinemia. While considering PLE, othe...