245 Dear Editor, We describe two clinical cases of patients who first presented to ophthalmologists with bilateral serous macular elevation and generalized edema. They were later diagnosed with lupus protein‐losing enteropathy complicated with life‐threatening conditions and were treated with immunosuppressants. As ophthalmic symptoms could be the initial presentation of this disease, our repor...

The nature of the gastrointestinal injury following bone marrow transplantation and its clinical and nutritional sequelae are poorly defined. Prospective assessments of gastrointestinal function, nutritional status, and wellbeing were therefore carried out in 47 consecutive patients (28 males, 19 females; mean age 8.4 years) undergoing bone marrow transplant. 31 diarrhoeal episodes (median dura...

INTRODUCTION Burkitt lymphoma and B cell lymphomas in childhood may arise in many atypical locations, which on rare occasions can include gastric mucosa. A case of primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma is described in a child presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy, including the direct monitoring of the disease response by sequential endoscopic biopsy and molecular analysis. CASE PRESENTATION ...

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare protein-losing gastroenteropathy characterized by dilatation of the lymphatics and loss lymph fluid into gastrointestinal tract, leading to development hypoproteinaemia, oedema, lymphocytopenia, hypogammaglobinaemia, immunologic abnormalities. We report series 4 children from Bangalore, India presenting with anasarca, diarrhoea, hypoproteinaem...

OBJECTIVE Obstruction of the atriopulmonary anastomosis or the lateral atrial tunnel cavopulmonary anastomosis in the Fontan circulation for univentricular physiology may result in dilation of the right atrium or the right atrial free wall that is incorporated in the lateral atrial tunnel, respectively. Secondary detrimental sequelae may consist of supraventricular dysrhythmias, thromboembolism...