Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia as a component of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type I: A report of 2 cases

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 293-295

  Makharia, Govind K ^a   Tandon, Nikhil ^a   Stephen, Neil De Jesus Rangel ^a   Gupta, Siddhartha Datta ^a   Tandon, Rakesh K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HUMAN ALBUMIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; THYROXINE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANASARCA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTESTINE LYMPHANGIECTASIA; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIECTASIS, INTESTINAL; MALE; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 43049096047     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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