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Intestinal lymphangiectasia

Lymphangiectasia, also known as "lymphangiectasis", is a pathologic dilation of lymph vessels. When it occurs in the intestines of dogs, and more rarely humans, it causes a disease known as "intestinal lymphangiectasia". [Source: Wikipedia ]

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Intestinal lymphangiectasia 
Subtypes
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
Secondary intestinal lymphangiectasia
May Cause
Chronic nonobstructive small bowel distention
Duodenal wall thickening
Generalized irregular small bowel folds
Hypoproteinemia
Innumerable tiny nodules in small bowel or colon
Malabsorption pattern in small bowel
Regular thickening of small bowel folds
Small bowel wall thickening
May Be Caused by
Aplasia cutis
Aplasia cutis congenita - intestinal lymphangiectasia
Colonic polyps
Cutis marmorata-macrocephaly syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
DiGeorge syndrome
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Hennekam syndrome
Hypobetalipoproteinemia
Immunoglobulin A deficiency
Noonan syndrome
Turner syndrome
Urioste syndrome
Zellweger syndrome

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