tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về y học đề tài: Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection? | Available online http content 7 2 185 Research Open Access Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation is it triggered by infection Dominik Lenz1 Jorg Hambsch2 Peter Schneider3 Hans-Jurgen Hausler2 Ursula Sauer4 John Hess5 and Attila Tárnok6 1 Research Assistant Research Laboratory Department of Paediatric Cardiology Cardiac Centre Leipzig University Hospital Leipzig Germany 2Assistant Medical Director Department of Paediatric Cardiology Cardiac Centre Leipzig University Hospital Leipzig Germany 3Director Department of Paediatric Cardiology Cardiac Centre Leipzig University Hospital Leipzig Germany 4Assistant Medical Director Department of Paediatric Cardiology German Cardiac Centre Munich Germany 5Director Department of Paediatric Cardiology German Cardiac Centre Munich Germany 6Director Research Laboratory Department of Paediatric Cardiology Cardiac Centre Leipzig University Hospital Leipzig Germany Correspondence Attila Tárnok tarnok@ Received 5 September 2002 Revisions requested 18 December 2002 Revisions received 20 January 2003 Accepted 17 February 2003 Published 3 March 2003 Critical Care 2003 7 185-190 DOI cc2166 This article is online at http content 7 2 185 2003 Lenz et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd Print ISSN 1364-8535 Online ISSN 1466-609X . This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Introduction Protein-losing enteropathy PLE is a recognised complication of the Fontan circulation. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood however and it is unclear why its onset occurs months or even years after Fontan surgery. Patients We report a girl with Fontan circulation who developed PLE almost 1 year after surgery. At the time of onset the patient had rotavirus enteritis and streptococcal tonsillitis. We have .