Protein-Losing Enteropathy in Crohn's Disease: Two Unusual Cases

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) occurs when protein losses throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract exceed the liver’s ability to produce new protein. This is a rare presentation of Crohn's disease and few reported cases of PLE related to Crohn’s exist in the literature. We describe two pati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Samant, Samira, Lyon, Danielle R, Asmi, Nisar, Jha, Pinky
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8666099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34912640
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19501
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Sumario:Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) occurs when protein losses throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract exceed the liver’s ability to produce new protein. This is a rare presentation of Crohn's disease and few reported cases of PLE related to Crohn’s exist in the literature. We describe two patients who presented with symptoms of PLE. After extensive diagnostic workup both were diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and managed with prednisone.

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