History A three year old boy presented with tetanus who additionally suffered from nonbloody diarrhea. Physical examination showed bilateral edema of the lower limbs. Laboratory data showed iron deficiency anemia, hypoalbuminemia, hypocalcaemia and hypogammaglobulinemia. Stool culture was negative for bacteria however fat droplets were detected in the patient’s stool. Endoscopic examination rev...

The rare combination of intestinal lymphangiectasia with malrotation of the duodenum in a child of three months of life is described. Basing on the literature review only 3 similar cases were described in the world practice. The boy with protein-losing enteropathy was examined at Moscow Scientific Centre of Children's Health. The child had vomiting, diarrhea, loss in body weight, hypoproteinemi...

A 2 year and 11 month old boy presented in December 1994 with a history of recurrent episodes of generalized swelling of the body and loose stools for two years. He had been treated with plasma transfusion and antituberculous treatment in the past. He was the only child to his non-consanguineous parents. At birth, he was noticed to have facial asymmetry. He was breastfed for one year and at adm...

A 68-year-old Japanese woman underwent radiotherapy for gastric lymphoma. Although lymphangiectasia was sparsely observed in the second portion of the duodenum before radiotherapy, the number of pinpoint white spots obviously increased after the treatment. Although the duodenal lymphangiectasia gradually progressed, the patient had no features of protein-losing enteropathy. This case highlights...