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Neonatal hypoproteinemia

MedGen UID:
870253
•Concept ID:
C4024691
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0008360

Definition

A neonatal decreased concentration of proteins in the blood. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeonatal hypoproteinemia

Conditions with this feature

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
MedGen UID:
444009
•Concept ID:
C2931241
•
Disease or Syndrome
A rare intestinal disease characterized by dilated intestinal lacteals which cause lymph leakage into the small bowel lumen. Clinical manifestations include edema related to hypoalbuminemia (protein-losing gastro-enteropathy), asthenia, moderate diarrhea, lymphedema, serous effusion and failure to thrive in children.
See: Condition Record
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Albumin administration in the management of neonatal hypoalbuminaemia.
Morris I, Molloy EJ
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2008 Jul;93(4):F326. doi: 10.1136/adc.2007.131383. PMID: 18567742
Differential diagnosis of hydrops fetalis.
Machin GA
Am J Med Genet 1981;9(4):341-50. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320090410. PMID: 6794370
Effects and treatment of malabsorption in childhood.
Lloyd JK
Proc Nutr Soc 1972 May;31(1):61-6. PMID: 4625913

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Perinatal outcomes and growth discordance of triplet pregnancies based on chorionicity: a retrospective cohort study.
Hu Q, Zeng Z, Liu H, Liao H, Xu T, Yu H
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2024 May 28;24(1):391. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06599-5. PMID: 38807069Free PMC Article

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