Protein-Losing Enteropathies

Introduction: Protein-Losing Enteropathies

Description of Protein-Losing Enteropathies

Protein-Losing Enteropathies: 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 LYMPHANGIECTASIA; WHIPPLE'S DISEASE; and NEOPLASMS of the SMALL INTESTINE.
Source: MeSH 2007

Protein-Losing Enteropathies: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Protein-Losing Enteropathies:

• Protein

Terms associated with Protein-Losing Enteropathies:

Terms Similar to Protein-Losing Enteropathies:

• Enteropathy, Exudative
• Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemia

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Agammaglobulinemia
• Hypoproteinemia
• Lymphopenia

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Protein-Losing Enteropathies

• Intestinal Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Protein-Losing Enteropathies

The following list attempts to classify Protein-Losing Enteropathies into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Digestive System Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
    • Intestinal Diseases
      • Protein-Losing Enteropathies

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