Open AccessHennekam syndrome: an uncommon cause of chylous ascites and intestinal lymphangiectasia in the tropics
Author(s) -
Jagadeesh Me,
Vybhav Venkatesh,
Balamurugan Thirunavukkarasu,
Sadhna Lal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-229419
Subject(s) - chylous ascites , medicine , ascites , lymphangiectasia , tropics , pathology , lymphatic system , fishery , biology
Paediatric chylous ascites in tropics is commonly caused by infections and trauma. We describe the clinical characteristics of an uncommon inherited cause of chylous ascites, Hennekam syndrome, treated by nutritional modification.