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A Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient with Protein Losing Enteropathy

Author(s) -

Jee Min Park,

Sun-Young Ahn,

Jae Il Shin,

Mijin Yun,

Jae Seung Lee

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

yonsei medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1976-2437

pISSN - 0513-5796

DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.5.923

Subject(s) - hypoalbuminemia , protein losing enteropathy , medicine , enteropathy , proteinuria , diarrhea , systemic lupus , gastroenterology , edema , hypoproteinemia , dermatology , immunology , kidney , disease

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and it is an uncommon cause of hypoalbuminemia without proteinuria. We describe a case of an 11 year-old girl who had diarrhea and periorbital edema as the initial symptoms of SLE. PLE was diagnosed by 24-hour stool alpha-1 antitrypsin clearance and (99m)Tc-human serum albumin scintigraphy.

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