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