Intestinal Lymphangiectasia - A Report of Three Chinese Children in Malaysia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 418-421

  Lee, W S ^a   Boey, C C M ^a   Goh, A Y T ^a   Chang, K W ^a   Lyngkaran, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Pantai Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic diarrhoea; Intestinal lymphangiectasia; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CHYLOUS ASCITES; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE LYMPHANGIECTASIA; MALAYSIA; MALE;

CHINA; CHYLOUS ASCITES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHANGIECTASIS, INTESTINAL; MALAYSIA; MALE; VITAMINS;

EID: 0032150542     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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