A rare cause of protein losing enteropathy: collagenous sprue.

Karakus, Esra; Ekinci, Özgür; Kirsaçlioglu, Ceyda Tuna; Özaydin, Eda; Atakan, Canan; Dursun, Ayse

Karakus, Esra; Ekinci, Özgür; Kirsaçlioglu, Ceyda Tuna; Özaydin, Eda; Atakan, Canan; Dursun, Ayse.

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Karakus E; 1Department of Pathology, Ankara Children's Hematology and Oncology Research and Training Hospital , Ankara , Turkey.

Fetal Pediatr Pathol ; 34(2): 133-5, 2015 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25514205

ABSTRACT

Collagenous sprue is a clinicopathological entity with an unknown etiology. Its clinical features include progressive malabsorption, diarrhea, weight loss, unresponsiveness to treatment, and high mortality rates. The age interval of collagenous sprue is quite broad and ranges between 2 and 85 years. As far as to our knowledge, the presented case is the first reported case in infancy.

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Celiac Disease/pathology; Collagenous Sprue/pathology; Intestine, Small/pathology; Protein-Losing Enteropathies/pathology; Celiac Disease/diagnosis; Collagen/metabolism; Collagenous Sprue/diagnosis; Humans; Infant; Male; Protein-Losing Enteropathies/diagnosis

Key words

collagenous sprue; complicated celiac disease; small intestine

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Celiac Disease / Collagenous Sprue / Intestine, Small Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans / Infant / Male Language: En Journal: Fetal Pediatr Pathol Journal subject: PATOLOGIA / PEDIATRIA Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey

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