Nicholls S, Smith V, Davies R, Doig C, Thomas A, Miller V
Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Acta Paediatr. 1995 Dec;84(12):1447-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13590.x.
Hypoalbuminaemia is a well-recognized complication of juvenile polyposis, which is often not clinically apparent. We describe a child with diffuse colonic non-adenomatous polyposis who presented with generalized oedema and severe hypoalbuminaemia. The site of the protein loss was the polyps, and the problem resolved after colectomy. This is a case of unusually severe hypoalbuminaemia complicating juvenile polyposis.
