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Protein-losing enteropathy

Definition

Protein-losing enteropathy is a syndrome characterised by the severe loss of serum proteins into the intestine. It is not a single disease, but an atypical manifestation of other diseases, which involves intestinal mucosa as well as intestinal blood or lymphatic vessels.

Also indexed as

Cardiac postprocedural protein losing enteropathyPLE - [protein-losing enteropathy]Protein-losing enteropathy

Nearby in Intestinal malabsorption or protein-losing enteropathy