Protein-Losing Enteropathy as a Complication of the Ketogenic Diet
- Authors
- Ahn, Won Kee; Park, Soyoung; Kim, Heung Dong
- Issue Date
- Jul-2017
- Publisher
- 연세대학교의과대학
- Keywords
- Ketogenic diet; protein-losing enteropathies; hypoalbuminemia
- Citation
- Yonsei Medical Journal, v.58, no.4, pp 891 - 893
- Pages
- 3
- Journal Title
- Yonsei Medical Journal
- Volume
- 58
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 891
- End Page
- 893
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/7396
- DOI
- 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.4.891
- ISSN
- 0513-5796
1976-2437
- Abstract
- The ketogenic diet is an effective treatment for the patients with intractable epilepsy, however, the diet therapy can sometimes be discontinued by complications. Protein-losing enteropathy is a rarely reported serious complication of the ketogenic diet. We present a 16-month-old Down syndrome baby with protein-losing enteropathy during the ketogenic diet as a treatment for West syndrome. He suffered from diarrhea, general edema and hypoalbuminemia which were not controlled by conservative care for over 1 month. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and stool alpha-1 antitrypsin indicated protein-losing enteropathy. Related symptoms were relieved after cessation of the ketogenic diet. Unexplained hypoalbuminemia combined with edema and diarrhea during ketogenic suggests the possibility of protein-losing enteropathy, and proper evaluation is recommended in order to expeditiously detect it and to act accordingly.
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