Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy: a case report

Silbert, A.J.; Ireland, J.D.; Uys, P.J.; Bowie, M.D.

South African Medical Journal 57(24): 1009-1011

1980


ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574
PMID: 7404069
Document Number: 167598
A 10-year-old boy presented with oedema. Panhypoproteinaemia due to excessive enteric protein loss was demonstrated, and further investigation revealed the cause to be lymphocyte-depleted Hodgkin's lymphoma. Appropriate chemotherapy resulted in a dramatic improvement in the serum protein level and resolution of the proptosis and lymphadenopathy.

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