Primary exudative enteropathy: a clinical case

Abstract

Primary exudative enteropathy is a rare disease caused by the formation of lymphatic vessel abnormalities in the intestinal wall, the development of pathological lymph flow into the intestinal lumen, and increased loss of plasma proteins in the feces. The leading clinical syndrome of the disease is edema with the development of hypoalbuminemia and dysproteinemia. To establish the diagnosis, it took numerous studies with the exception of the patient’s pathology of the kidneys, liver, and inflammatory bowel diseases. The course of the disease was characterized by significant resistance to therapy.