Protein-Losing Enteropathy as a Complication of the Ketogenic Diet
Yonsei Medical Journal
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: 891-893, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-55342
ABSTRACT
The ketogenic diet is an effective treatment for the patients with intractable epilepsy, however, the diet therapy can sometimes be discontinued by complications. Protein–losing enteropathy is a rarely reported serious complication of the ketogenic diet. We present a 16-month-old Down syndrome baby with protein-losing enteropathy during the ketogenic diet as a treatment for West syndrome. He suffered from diarrhea, general edema and hypoalbuminemia which were not controlled by conservative care for over 1 month. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and stool alpha-1 antitrypsin indicated protein-losing enteropathy. Related symptoms were relieved after cessation of the ketogenic diet. Unexplained hypoalbuminemia combined with edema and diarrhea during ketogenic suggests the possibility of protein-losing enteropathy, and proper evaluation is recommended in order to expeditiously detect it and to act accordingly.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Protein-Losing Enteropathies
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Spasms, Infantile
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Endoscopy, Digestive System
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Down Syndrome
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Hypoalbuminemia
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Diarrhea
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Diet Therapy
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Edema
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Diet, Ketogenic
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Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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