Late onset Intestinal Lymphangiectasia -A rare cause of bipedal edema in middle age
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v4i10.331Abstract
Intestinal Lymphgiectasia is a rare disease characterized by hypoproteinemia, pedal edema and lymphocytopenia resulting from loss of lymph fluid into gastrointestinal tract. It can be primary or secondary and present during early childhood and rarely during adulthood. Presentation at 50 years is very very rare. The significance of this case lies in the late onset of Primary Intestinal lymphangiectasia which is a rare presentation of this very rare disease. The complaint of our patient was only bilateral pedal edema.Downloads
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2013-10-30
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Late onset Intestinal Lymphangiectasia -A rare cause of bipedal edema in middle age. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2013 Oct. 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 9];4(10):579-81. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/891