Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia in a 23-month- old girl
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Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia.
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare disease of intestinal lymphatics presenting with hypoproteinemia, bilateral lower limb edema, ascites, and protein losing enteropathy. We report a series of 4 children from Chennai, India presenting with anasarca, recurrent diarrhea, hypoproteinemia and confirmatory features of PIL on endoscopy and histopathology.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Medical Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2053-8855
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omz065