Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia: Apropos of a case

Authors

  • Merlyn F. Arce Núñez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Carlos Miguel Pino Torrens Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Mario Orlando Hernández Cubas Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

lymphangiectasis, intestinal/diagnosis

Abstract

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare condition of unknown etiology. It is a lymphatic system disorder that causes intestinal lymphatic dilation and leads to edema, malabsorption, steatorrhea and enteral protein loss. In order to highlight the importance of the clinical method in guiding the study and diagnosis of rare diseases, the clinical history of a male patient aged 25 is presented. The patient was admitted with diarrhea and swelling of the lower limbs. This diagnosis was reached with data from the interview, the physical examination findings and the results of the complementary tests, and the patient improved the clinical manifestations with the therapeutic measures taken.

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Author Biographies

Merlyn F. Arce Núñez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Gastroenterología. Profesora Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Carlos Miguel Pino Torrens, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Gastroenterología. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Mario Orlando Hernández Cubas, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Gastroenterología. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Arce Núñez MF, Pino Torrens CM, Hernández Cubas MO. Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia: Apropos of a case. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 6];5(2):56-60. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/570

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2011): April-June

Section

Case Reports

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