A rare cause of protein losing enteropathy: collagenous sprue.
Collagenous sprue is a clinicopathological entity with an unknown etiology. Its clinical features include progressive malabsorption, diarrhea, weight loss, unresponsiveness to treatment, and high mortality rates. The age interval of collagenous sprue is quite broad and ranges between 2 and 85 years. As far as to our knowledge, the presented case is the first reported case in infancy.
['Karakuş|Esra|E|', 'Ekinci|Özgür|Ö|', 'Kırsaçlıoğlu|Ceyda Tuna|CT|', 'Özaydın|Eda|E|', 'Atakan|Canan|C|', 'Dursun|Ayşe|A|']
D002446:Celiac Disease D003094:Collagen D064068:Collagenous Sprue D006801:Humans D007223:Infant D007421:Intestine, Small D008297:Male D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies
collagenous sprue complicated celiac disease small intestine