Protein-Loosing Entropathy Induced by Unique Combination of CMV and HP in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Protein-Loosing Entropathy Induced by Unique Combination of CMV and HP in an Immunocompetent Patient
Protein-losing gastroenteropathies are characterized by an excessive loss of serum proteins into the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in hypoproteinemia (detected as hypoalbuminemia), edema, and, in some cases, pleural and pericardial effusions. Protein-losing gastroenteropathies can be caused by a diverse group of disorders and should be suspected in a patient with hypoproteinemia in whom oth...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9627,1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2012/361892