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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2005-2-1
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pubmed:abstractText |
Protein-losing enteropathy is the manifestation of a diverse set of disorders, and it is characterized by the excessive loss of plasma proteins into the affected portions of the gastrointestinal tract, and this results in hypoalbuminemia. We report here on a case of severe protein-losing enteropathy with the typical clinical features of hypoalbuminemia, dependent edema and increased alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha1-AT) clearance, as measured by using 24 hr stool testing. The associated disorder with the protein-losing enteropathy of our case was radiation enterocolitis and lymphatic obstruction that was due to radiation treatment and lymph node dissection in the remote past for the treatment of uterine cervical carcinoma. Our case suggests that chronic radiation enterocolitis can result in irreversible injury to the intestinal mucosa and a protein-losing enteropathy, which can bring about a very poor quality of life and even the loss of life.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
1226-3303
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
19
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
271-5
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-9-26
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Carcinoma,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Enterocolitis,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Lymph Node Excision,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Lymphatic Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Protein-Losing Enteropathies,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Radiotherapy,
pubmed-meshheading:15683118-Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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pubmed:year |
2004
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pubmed:articleTitle |
A case of severe protein-losing enteropathy as a late complication of pelvic irradiation.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Departments of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science, Seoul, Korea.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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