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Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia in an elderly female patient: A case report on a rare cause of secondary immunodeficiency

Protein loss via the gut can be caused by a number of gastrointestinal disorders, among which intestinal lymphangiectasia has been described to not only lead to a loss of proteins but also to a loss of lymphocytes, resembling secondary immunodeficiency. We are reporting on a 75-year-old female patie...

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Autores principales: Huber, Xaver, Degen, Lukas, Muenst, Simone, Trendelenburg, Marten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5626168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28767614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000007729