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Preferred term

Protein-Losing Enteropathies  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Pathological conditions in the INTESTINES that are characterized by the gastrointestinal loss of serum proteins, including SERUM ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; and at times LYMPHOCYTES. Severe condition can result in HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA or LYMPHOPENIA. Protein-losing enteropathies are associated with a number of diseases including INTESTINAL LYMPHANGIECTASIS; WHIPPLE'S DISEASE; and NEOPLASMS of the SMALL INTESTINE.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Enteropathy, Exudative
  • Enteropathy, Protein-Losing
  • Protein-Losing Enteropathy

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P1CX2MK1-Z

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