A Rare Complication of Giardiasis in Children: Protein-losing Enteropathy

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Dec;37(12):e345-e347. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002025.

Abstract

Protein-losing enteropathy may develop as a complication of a wide spectrum of diseases. Three cases of giardiasis that presented with acute onset of hypoalbuminemia were documented, and resolution of protein loss after treatment was also confirmed. Thus, chronic enteric infections should be considered as an etiology of severe intestinal protein loss, particularly in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Giardia / isolation & purification
  • Giardiasis / complications*
  • Giardiasis / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Protein-Losing Enteropathies / etiology*
  • Protein-Losing Enteropathies / therapy

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Metronidazole