| Autor: |
Melero JL; Servei de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital Universitari La Fe, Valencia, España. melero@comv.es, García-Eliz M, Yago M, Nevárez A, Ortuño J, Ponce J |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: |
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia [Gastroenterol Hepatol] 2009 Apr; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 279-82. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Apr 16. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.gastrohep.2008.11.007 |
| Abstrakt: |
Protein-losing enteropathy is characterized by excessive leaking of serum proteins into the gastrointestinal tract, as a result of disease progression in several diseases. We report the case of a 17-year-old-woman with hypoproteinemia, generalized edema and serosal effusions diagnosed as protein-losing enteropathy due to right ventricular failure secondary to previous surgical damage. All previously described therapies were ineffective in curing or relieving the disease or its symptoms, and the patient was listed for heart transplantation. During the 7-month period on the waiting list, the patient was managed as an outpatient, with fortnightly albumin infusions and intravenous furosemide administration, which allowed her a better quality of life during that period, avoiding further admissions. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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