A Rare Complication of Giardiasis in Children: Protein-losing Enteropathy

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Akkelle B., Tutar E., Kalaycık Şengül Ö., Çelikel Ç., Ertem Şahinoğlu D.

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL, cilt.37, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002025
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: giardiasis, protein-losing enteropathy, hypoalbuminemia
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Protein-losing enteropathy may develop as a complication of a wide spectrum of diseases. Three cases of giardiasis that presented with acute onset of hypoalbuminemia were documented, and resolution of protein loss after treatment was also confirmed. Thus, chronic enteric infections should be considered as an etiology of severe intestinal protein loss, particularly in children.