Unique case of intestinal lymphangiectasia in an immunocompetent adult, caused by CMV and EBV co-infection
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Abuouda, H.
Kapetanos, D.
Katsinelos, P.
Kitis, G.
Iordanidis, F.
Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare cause of protein losing enteropathy.1 CMV infection is infrequently implicated in the pathogenesis of protein losing enteropathy and when this happens, the host is usually immunocompromised. 2-6 We present a unique case of intestinal lymphangiectasia in an immunocompetent adult, caused by CMV and EBV co-infection.
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