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. 1980 Feb;56(652):128–132. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.56.652.128

An unusual inflammatory lesion of the jejunum in a patient with late onset immunoglobulin deficiency.

S E Williams
PMCID: PMC2425522  PMID: 7393793

Abstract

A 40-year-old male patient is reported in whom a grossly inflamed thickened 70-cm segment of jejunum complicated a 'late onset' immunoglobulin deficiency state. The pathogenesis is unknown, but extensive occlusion of the vascular supply to the lesion may have contributed to its development.

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