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12353347

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Protein-losing gastroenteropathy is a rare complication in autoimmune diseases, especially in Sjögren's syndrome. We report two cases of primary Sjögren's syndrome, one in a 37-year-old female and another in a 50-year-old female, both of whom presented with peripheral edema. Protein-losing gastroenteropathies of the stomach and small intestine in the first patient and of the small intestine only in the second patient were demonstrated by abdominal Tc-99m labeled albumin abdominal scintigraphy and pathologic findings. Results of gastrointestinal tract biopsies from both patients showed chronic inflammatory cell infiltrations without lymphangiectasis or vasculitis. The patients were successfully treated with corticosteroids. Results of follow-up Tc-99m labeled albumin scintigraphy were well correlated with clinical improvement and the increase in serum albumin. Sjögren's syndrome should be considered as a cause of protein-losing enteropathy. Tc-99m labeled albumin abdominal scintigraphy is helpful in diagnosing the condition, locating the protein-losing sites, and monitoring the treatment outcome, especially in cases where protein loss occurs in the stomach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0929-6646
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
519-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary Sjögren's syndrome with protein-losing gastroenteropathy: report of two cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports