Protein Losing Enteropathy in Severe Atopic Dermatitis in an Exclusively Breast-Fed Infant |
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| Authors: | JIN-BOK HWANG,M.D.,YU NA KANG,M.D.,&dagger KYOUNG SOOK WON,M.D.,&Dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Pediatrics;, and Pathology;, and Nuclear Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea |
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| Abstract: | Abstract: We first report a case of protein losing enteropathy in severe atopic dermatitis in an exclusively breast-fed 5-month-old infant. Protein losing enteropathy was confirmed by fecal α1-antitrypsin clearance test and imaged successfully by 99mTc-human serum albumin scintigraphy. The present case highlights that protein losing enteropathy in severe infantile atopic dermatitis is being a topic of concern and also an issue even in exclusive breast feeding patients. |
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