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intestinal lymphangiectasia (medicine)


intestinal lymphangiectasia
<radiology> Sxs: diarrhoea, hypoproteinaemia, oedema (peripheral or abdominal), protein-losing enteropathy, small bowel: thickened jejunal folds, spiculation, fuzzy borders, Differential diagnosis: other causes of low-protein states ( cirrhosis, nephrosis), aetiology: obstruction of lymphatics in intestinal wall, often associated with underdevelopment of thoracic duct, diagnosis usually made before 5yrs, but occasionally in teens, treatment: medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), prognosis: some recover, some stay on MCT diet, others relapse