Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia in Three Dogs: A Morphological and Immunopathological Investigation
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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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عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary Pathology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0300-9858,1544-2217
DOI: 10.1177/030098588502200205