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Protein-losing pseudomembranous colitis with cap polyposis-like features
Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is characterized by loss of serum proteins into the gastrointestinal tract. It may lead to hypoproteinemia and clinically present as protein deficiency edema, ascites, pleural or pericardial effusion and/or malnutrition. In most cases the site of protein loss is the small intestine. Here we present an unusual case of severe PLE in a 55-year old female with a one...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1882-9619,0047-1801
DOI: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.54.950