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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2024; 12(4): 746-757
Published online Feb 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i4.746
Published online Feb 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i4.746
Table 4 Complications and prognosis during the follow-up of adult patients with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
| Case number | Age/sex | Hospitalization after diagnosis, frequency per year | Any infection, no/yes (disease) | Any thromboembolism, no/yes (disease) | Mortality, no/yes (cause) |
| 1 | 30/M | 14 | Yes (invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, zoster, tuberculosis) | Yes (pulmonary thromboembolism) | No |
| 2 | 70/M | 2 | No | No | No |
| 3 | 63/F | 6 | Yes (pneumonia, cellulitis, urinary tract infection) | No | Yes (underlying cancer) |
| 4 | 54/M | 1 | No | No | No |
| 5 | 28/F | 1 | No | No | No |
| 6 | 67/F | 6 | Yes (pneumonia) | Yes (cerebral infarction) | Yes (primary intestinal lymphangiectasia) |
| 7 | 32/M | 2 | No | No | No |
| 8 | 65/M | 1 | No | No | No |
| 9 | 41/F | 2 | Yes (zoster) | No | No |
| 10 | 35/M | 7 | Yes (catheter-related infection) | Yes (pulmonary thromboembolism) | No |
| 11 | 32/M | 0 | No | No | No |
| 12 | 76/F | 3 | Yes (spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, pneumonia) | No | No |
- Citation: Na JE, Kim JE, Park S, Kim ER, Hong SN, Kim YH, Chang DK. Experience of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia in adults: Twelve case series from a tertiary referral hospital. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12(4): 746-757
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v12/i4/746.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v12.i4.746