Diffuse gastrointestinal polyposis associated with chronic blood loss, hypoproteinemia, and anasarca in an infant

An infant is described who had severe intestinal loss of protein and died of polypoid adenomatosis of the entire gastrointestinal tract from the esophagogastric junction to the anus. Consideration of possible diagnostic entities reveals that this was a sporadic case not fitting into the more common...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of pediatrics 1970-04, Vol.76 (4), p.609-611
Hauptverfasser:	Arbeter, Allan M., Courtney, Richard A., Gaynor, Martin F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anemia - complications Edema Female Humans Hypoproteinemia - complications Infant, Newborn Intestinal Polyps - complications Male Polyps - complications Protein-Losing Enteropathies - complications Stomach Neoplasms - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	An infant is described who had severe intestinal loss of protein and died of polypoid adenomatosis of the entire gastrointestinal tract from the esophagogastric junction to the anus. Consideration of possible diagnostic entities reveals that this was a sporadic case not fitting into the more common syndromes.
ISSN:	0022-3476 1097-6833
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3476(70)80414-0