ACG Case Reports Journal

Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy Associated With Sjögren’s Syndrome: First Known Case Reported Outside of Asia

Amit Gupta, MD¹, Natalie L. Cohen, MD², Sean McCarthy, MD^1,3, Jonathan B. McHugh, MD⁴, and Richard Kwon, MD^1,3

ACG Case Rep J 2015;2(3):184-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.49. Published: April 10, 2015.

Protein-losing gastroenteropathy (PLGE) is a rare extraglandular manifestation of Sjogren’s syndrome, reported in fewer than 10 cases. We report a 58-year-old white woman with Sjogren’s syndrome, type 1 renal tubular acidosis, and PLGE, who presented with cachexia and 100-pound weight loss.

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