Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia diagnosed by video capsule endoscopy in a patient with immunodeficiency presenting with Morganella morganii bacteraemia.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(9)2020 Sep 13.
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| ID: mdl-32928820
A 24-year-old woman with a medical history of chronic lower extremity oedema, abdominal pain, diarrhoea and recurrent pulmonary infections presented with sepsis from right lower extremity cellulitis. Blood cultures grew Morganella morganii Laboratory evaluation revealed lymphopaenia, hypogammaglobulinaemia, a low CD4+ T-cell count and nutritional deficiencies resulting from protein-losing enteropathy (PLE). CT showed small bowel wall thickening in the jejunum and ileum. Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) was the likely diagnosis that explained her PLE and immunodeficiencies. Video capsule endoscopy is an important diagnostic tool for distal small bowel pathology and confirmed patchy areas of lymphangiectasia of the jejunum and ileum. Secondary causes of lymphangiectasia were ruled out. Clinically significant immunodeficiency from PIL has not been frequently documented, and this case adds to the literature of rare infections associated with PIL. Treatment with intravenous antibiotics resolved her septicaemia, while dietary modifications improved her oedema, abdominal pain and diarrhoea.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enteropatías Perdedoras de Proteínas
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Bacteriemia
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Morganella morganii
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Agammaglobulinemia
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Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae
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Linfangiectasia Intestinal
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Diagnostic_studies
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En
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BMJ Case Rep
Año:
2020
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
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Reino Unido