[Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia in a patient with polyglandular autoimmune disease]
JBMS-Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society. 2009; 21 (4): 356-358
in English
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ABSTRACT
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare disorder that is not commonly associated with autoimmune phenomena. We report a case of a 29-year-old man with primary lymphangiectasia who additionally had vitiligo, autoimmune hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, and pernicious anemia. We speculate that autoimmunity may play a role in the pathogenesis of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Protein-Losing Enteropathies
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Vitiligo
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Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune
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Duodenum
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Bahrain Med. Soc.
Year:
2009
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