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Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia presenting as limb hemihyperplasia: a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is an exceedingly rare disorder. Epidemiology is unknown. It usually presents with lower extremity swelling, diarrhea, ascites, and protein-losing enteropathy. Since the pathogenesis of edema is usually due to hypoalbuminemia; both extremities are typi...

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Autor principal: Khayat, Ammar A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8130167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34006223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01813-6