We report the case of a 29 year old woman with a protein losing enteropathy caused by systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with periorbital oedema. Only three other cases of protein losing enteropathy due to systemic lupus erythematosus have been described, two of which were thought to be because of a primary enteropathy, although the exact pathogenesis was unknown. We suggest that both the ...

Tc-99m dextran scintigraphy was performed on a 16-year-old male patient with protein losing enteropathy. Abnormal leakage of the radiotracer was observed in the right upper lumbar area that moved over time and excreted in the stool which was suggestive of protein loss. It is concluded that Tc-99m dextran is useful in the detection of protein losing enteropathy which is not detected by extensive...

Reference 1. Lenz D, Hambsch J, Schneider P, Häusler HJ, Sauer U, Hess J, Tárnok A: Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection? Crit Care 2003 7:185190. Correction Correction: Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection? Dominik Lenz1, Jörg Hambsch2, Peter Schneider3, Hans-Jürgen Häusler2, Ursula ...

INTRODUCTION Disk battery ingestions can lead to serious complications including airway or digestive tract perforation, blood vessel erosions, mediastinitis, and stricture formation. CASE PRESENTATION We report a 20-month-old Caucasian child who developed eosinophilic enterocolitis and subsequent protein-losing enteropathy from manganese that leaked from a lithium disk battery. The disk batte...

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