A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia

A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia

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Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare syndrome of gastrointestinal protein loss that may complicate a variety of diseases. The primary causes can be divided into erosive gastrointestinal disorders, nonerosive gastrointestinal disorders, and disorders involving increased central venous pressure...

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Main Authors: Siu-Tong Law, Chiu, Sin Chuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CGast.S8083
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spelling doaj-96ea2084b69d492cb4eb86a235622e182020-11-25T01:22:54ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology1179-55222012-01-01510.4137/CGast.S8083A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of HypoalbuminemiaSiu-Tong Law0Chiu, Sin Chuen1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital.Department of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital.Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare syndrome of gastrointestinal protein loss that may complicate a variety of diseases. The primary causes can be divided into erosive gastrointestinal disorders, nonerosive gastrointestinal disorders, and disorders involving increased central venous pressure or mesenteric lymphatic obstruction. Herein, we report on a 65-year-old man with PLE caused by invasive gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). To our best knowledge, this is the first reported association between GIST and PLE. A brief review of the literature on the incidence, pathogenesis and management of GIST is also presented.https://doi.org/10.4137/CGast.S8083
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A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia
Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology
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Chiu, Sin Chuen
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title A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia
title_short A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia
title_full A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia
title_fullStr A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia
title_full_unstemmed A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia
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publisher SAGE Publishing
series Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology
issn 1179-5522
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare syndrome of gastrointestinal protein loss that may complicate a variety of diseases. The primary causes can be divided into erosive gastrointestinal disorders, nonerosive gastrointestinal disorders, and disorders involving increased central venous pressure or mesenteric lymphatic obstruction. Herein, we report on a 65-year-old man with PLE caused by invasive gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). To our best knowledge, this is the first reported association between GIST and PLE. A brief review of the literature on the incidence, pathogenesis and management of GIST is also presented.
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