A Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient with Protein Losing Enteropathy.
10.3349/ymj.2004.45.5.923
- Author:
Jee Min PARK
1
;
Sun Young AHN
;
Jae Il SHIN
;
Mi Jin YUN
;
Jae Seung LEE
Author Information
1. The Institute of Kidney Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jsyonse@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
24-hour stool alpha-1 antitrypsin clearance;
99mTc-human serum albumin scintigraphy
- MeSH:
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*complications;
Protein-Losing Enteropathies/*etiology
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2004;45(5):923-926
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and it is an uncommon cause of hypoalbuminemia without proteinuria. We describe a case of an 11 year-old girl who had diarrhea and periorbital edema as the initial symptoms of SLE. PLE was diagnosed by 24-hour stool alpha-1 antitrypsin clearance and 99mTc-human serum albumin scintigraphy.
