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We report a 35-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus and an associated protein-losing enteropathy that was most likely due to mesenteric venulitis or thrombosis. Evaluation of the patient's intestinal abnormality was aided by the use of magnifying endoscopy; the duodenal villi were lustrous and swollen and of various size, a pattern different from that previously described for intestinal lymphangiectasia. The patient was treated with corticosteroids, resulting in a good clinical response and return of the villi to normal shape and size.
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Kobayashi, K., Asakura, H., Shinozawa, T. et al. Protein-losing enteropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus. Digest Dis Sci 34, 1924–1928 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01536713
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