Stable reversal of pathologic signs of primitive intestinal lymphangiectasia with a hypolipidic, MCT-enriched diet

We report on a patient with protein-losing enteropathy due to primitive intestinal lymphangiectasia with an early reversal of clinical and biochemical signs and a stable late reversal of pathologic signs after treatment with a hypolipidic diet enriched with medium-chain triacylglycerols.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2000-04, Vol.16 (4), p.303-304
Hauptverfasser:	Alfano, Vincenzo, Tritto, Giovanni, Alfonsi, Lucia, Cella, Anna, Pasanisi, Fabrizio, Contaldo, Franco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Diet, Fat-Restricted Diseases of the digestive system Female Humans hypolipidic diet Hypoproteinemia - blood Hypoproteinemia - diet therapy Hypoproteinemia - etiology intestinal lymphangiectasia Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal - blood Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal - complications Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal - diet therapy Medical sciences medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCT) protein loss Protein-Losing Enteropathies - blood Protein-Losing Enteropathies - diet therapy Protein-Losing Enteropathies - etiology Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Triglycerides - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on a patient with protein-losing enteropathy due to primitive intestinal lymphangiectasia with an early reversal of clinical and biochemical signs and a stable late reversal of pathologic signs after treatment with a hypolipidic diet enriched with medium-chain triacylglycerols.
ISSN:	0899-9007 1873-1244
DOI:	10.1016/S0899-9007(00)00223-9