Successful Treatment of Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy with Steroid Pulse and Immunosuppressive Therapies in a Patient with Sjögren Syndrome

We report the case of a 59-year-old female who developed facial edema together with hypoproteinemia. On the basis of (99m)Tc-human serum albumin scintigraphy and a1-antitrypsin clearance, she was diagnosed with protein-losing gastroenteropathy. Furthermore, she was diagnosed with Sjögren syndrome on...

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Autores principales: Nasu, Tetsushi, Miyata, Kaori, Uno, Akiko, Kawashima, Akira, Kondo, Michi, Akamizu, Takashi, Nakao, Taisei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Published Online: July 2011
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21769290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000330197

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