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. 1979 Nov;55(649):822–823. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.55.649.822

Protein-losing enteropathy due to gastro-intestinal amyloidosis

A M Hunter, I W Campbell, D Q Borsey, R A A Macaulay
PMCID: PMC2425785  PMID: 523374

Abstract

A case is described of a patient who presented with severe oedema due to protein-losing enteropathy caused by amyloidosis secondary to bronchiectasis.

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