Association of Protein-losing Enteropathy and Cryoglobulinaemia

M. SamarkosFirst Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece; Nuclear Medicine Dept.Laikon Hospital, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]

G. VaiopoulosFirst Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece; Nuclear Medicine Dept.Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

A. AndreopoulosFirst Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece; Nuclear Medicine Dept.Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

D. ChatzidimitriouFirst Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece; Nuclear Medicine Dept.Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

V. Alevizou-TerzakiFirst Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece; Nuclear Medicine Dept.Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

A. AessoposFirst Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece; Nuclear Medicine Dept.Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

Abstract

Samarkos M, Vaiopoulos G, Andreopoulos A, Chatzidimitriou D, Alevizou-Terzaki V, Aessopos A. Association of protein-losing enteropathy and cryoglobulinaemia. Scand J Gastroenterol 2003;38: 334–336.

We describe a case of protein-losing enteropathy in association with cryoglobulinaemia. No underlying disorder could be definitively diagnosed, but several clinical and laboratory findings suggested an immune mediated or autoimmune disorder. We propose that the mechanism of the protein-losing enteropathy in our case was immune complex formation, complement activation and endothelial damage.

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