Enteric Protein Loss with Hypoproteinemia in Diffuse Lymphosarcoma of the Bowel
Authors: DAVID WERDEGAR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 August 1963Enteric Protein Loss with Hypoproteinemia in Diffuse Lymphosarcoma of the BowelDAVID WERDEGAR, M.D., HOWARD ADLER, M.D., CHARLES WATLINGTON, M.D.DAVID WERDEGAR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HOWARD ADLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES WATLINGTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-2-207 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHypoproteinemia due to gastrointestinal loss of protein has been reported in association with many pathologic conditions of stomach and bowel (1). Disorders in which "protein-losing gastroenteropathy" (2) has been described include giant hypertrophy of the gastric mucosa (3), adenocarcinoma of the stomach (4), regional ileitis and ulcerative colitis (5, 6,), granulomatous disease of the small bowel (6), nontropical (7, 8) and tropical sprue (9), intestinal lymphangiectasia (10), and Whipple's disease (11). Although hypoproteinemia has occasionally been found in patients with lymphomatous disease of the bowel (6, 12, 13), we know of no well-documented case in which the mechanism of the...References1. JEFFRIESHOLMANSLEISENGER GHHRMH: Plasma proteins and the gastrointestinal tract. New Eng. J. Med. 266: 652, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Editorial: Protein-losing gastroenteropathy. Lancet 1: 351, 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. CITRINSTERLINGHALSTED YKJA: The mechanism of hypoproteinemia associated with giant hypertrophy of the gastric mucosa. New Eng. J. Med. 257: 906, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: San Francisco, CaliforniaFrom the Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Editorial Office, Department of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco 22, California. 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JACKSON JR., M.D., CARL PETERSON JR., M.D.Protein-losing enteropathyReversible Protein-Losing Enteropathy with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Secondary to Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis 1 August 1963Volume 59, Issue 2Page: 207-214KeywordsEdemaExcretionGastric mucosaGastroenterology and hepatologyHypoproteinemiaInflammatory bowel diseaseProteinsStomachTropical diseasesUlcerative colitis Issue Published: 1 August 1963 PDF downloadLoading ...