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

S Afr Med J. 1980 Jun 14;57(24):1009-11.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Eye Neoplasms / pathology
  • Hodgkin Disease / complications*
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Protein-Losing Enteropathies / etiology*