primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare intestinal disease characterized by dilated intestinal lacteals which cause lymph leakage into the small bowel lumen. Clinical manifestations include edema related to hypoalbuminemia (protein-losing enteropathy), asthenia, diarrhea, lymphedema and failure to thrive in children.
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intestinal lymphangiectasia
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Waldmann disease
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Waldmann's disease
related
familial Waldmann's disease (type)
related
primary intestinal lymphangiectasis
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