Term ID: | 9378 |
Name: | Protein-Losing Enteropathies |
Definition: | Pathological conditions in the INTESTINES that are characterized by the gastrointestinal loss of serum proteins, including SERUM ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; and at times LYMPHOCYTES. Severe condition can result in HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA or LYMPHOPENIA. Protein-losing enteropathies are associated with a number of diseases including INTESTINAL LYMPHANGIECTASIS; WHIPPLE'S DISEASE; and NEOPLASMS of the SMALL INTESTINE. |
Alternative IDs: | OMIM:226300 |
ParentIDs: | MESH:D007410 |
TreeNumbers: | C06.405.469.818 |
Synonyms: | Enteropathies, Exudative |Enteropathies, Protein-Losing |Enteropathy, Exudative |Enteropathy, Protein-Losing |Exudative Enteropathies |Exudative Enteropathy |Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemia, Idiopathic |Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias, Idiopathic |Hypoproteinemia |
Slim Mappings: | Digestive system disease |
Reference: |
MedGen: D011504
MeSH: D011504
OMIM: 226300;
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