Pathological conditions in the INTESTINES that are characterized by the gastrointestinal loss of serum proteins, including SERUM ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; and at times LYMPHOCYTES. Severe condition can result in HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA or LYMPHOPENIA. Protein-losing enteropathies are associated with a number of diseases including INTESTINAL LYMPHANGIECTASIS; WHIPPLE'S DISEASE; and NEOPLASMS of the SMALL INTESTINE.
Also Known As:
Protein-Losing Enteropathy; Enteropathy, Protein-Losing; Enteropathies, Exudative; Enteropathies, Protein-Losing; Exudative Enteropathies; Exudative Enteropathy; Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemia, Idiopathic; Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias, Idiopathic; Hypoproteinemia, Idiopathic Hypercatabolic; Hypoproteinemias, Idiopathic Hypercatabolic; Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias; Protein Losing Enteropathies; Protein Losing Enteropathy; Enteropathy, Exudative; Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemia