A primary intestinal lymphangiectasia hiding the diagnosis of pleural and pericardial tuberculosis: a clinical observation
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (Waldmannï's disease) is an exudative enteropathy characterized by lymph leakage into the small bowel lumen leading to hypoalbuminemia, hypogammaglobulinemia and lymphopenia (particularly T-cell). The diagnosis is based on viewing the duodenal lymphangiectasi...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
2017-02-01
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| Series: | The Pan African Medical Journal |
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/26/89/pdf/89.pdf
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