Evaluation of paediatric patients with protein losing enteropathy a single centre experience.
West Indian Med J
; 62(3): 186-9, 2013 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-24564037
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to evaluate paediatric patients with protein losing enteropathy (PLE). METHODS: Fourteen cases diagnosed as PLE were evaluated in terms ofaetiologies, diagnostic methods, laboratory findings, treatment procedures and long-term prognosis. RESULTS: Four of the cases had coeliac disease, three intestinal lymphangiectasia, three giardia infection, one H pylori infection and three cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Histopathological examinations of duodenum specimens revealed total villous atrophy in four cases, lymphatic dilatation in three cases, severe nodular appearance in four cases and no pathology in four cases. All of the cases except patients with intestinal lymphangiectasia were controlled by the appropriate treatment given for the underlying disease. The cases with CMV infection were treated with only supportive treatment and gancyclovir therapy was not needed. CONCLUSION: When proteinuria is not detected in well-appearing children admitted with oedema, PLE must be considered.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Enteropatias Perdedoras de Proteínas
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Doença Celíaca
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Infecções por Helicobacter
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Giardíase
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus
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Linfangiectasia Intestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian Med J
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia
País de publicação:
Jamaica