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Protein-Losing Enteropathy in Ulcerative Colitis

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a debilitating potential complication of ulcerative colitis (UC). We report a case of PLE in a 26-year-old male patient with UC. The patient lost 50 pounds in the setting of a UC flare and was found to have an albumin level of 1.2 g/dl. Although the patient's...

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Autores principales: Ungaro, Ryan, Babyatsky, Mark W., Zhu, Hongfa, Freed, Jeffrey S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22679407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000338191