A rare cause of protein losing enteropathy: collagenous sprue

Collagenous sprue is a clinicopathological entity with an unknown etiology. Its clinical features include progressive malabsorption, diarrhea, weight loss, unresponsiveness to treatment, and high mortality rates. The age interval of collagenous sprue is quite broad and ranges between 2 and 85 years....

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Published in:Fetal and pediatric pathology 2015, Vol.34 (2), p.133-135
Main Authors: Karakuş, Esra, Ekinci, Özgür, Kırsaçlıoğlu, Ceyda Tuna, Özaydın, Eda, Atakan, Canan, Dursun, Ayşe
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Collagenous sprue is a clinicopathological entity with an unknown etiology. Its clinical features include progressive malabsorption, diarrhea, weight loss, unresponsiveness to treatment, and high mortality rates. The age interval of collagenous sprue is quite broad and ranges between 2 and 85 years. As far as to our knowledge, the presented case is the first reported case in infancy.
ISSN:1551-3823
DOI:10.3109/15513815.2014.987935