A Case of Protein losing Enteropathy - Intestinal Lymphangiectasia

Authors

  • P Baburaj Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur Author
  • R Anand Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur Author
  • BL Harikrishnan Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur Author

Keywords:

Lymphangiectasia, Edema, Rupture of lymphatics

Abstract

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by diffuse or localized dilation and eventual rupture of the enteric lymphatic vessels in mucosa, submucosal, and/or subserosa. The main symptom is variable degrees of pitting edema of bilateral lower limbs.

Author Biographies

  • P Baburaj , Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur

    Professor and Unit Chief, Department of Medicine

  • R Anand , Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur

    Senior Resident, Department of Medicine

  • BL Harikrishnan , Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur

    Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

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Published

2018-09-27

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2018): Volume 11 Issue 3

Section

Case Report

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