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*Hypocalcaemia due to hypoproteinaemia, vitamin D and calcium malabsorption
*Hypocalcaemia due to hypoproteinaemia, vitamin D and calcium malabsorption
*Hypomagnesaemia
*Hypomagnesaemia
[[Image:Lymphangiectasia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Lymphangiectasia Endoscopy- Copyright Karin Allenspach's lecture RVC]]
====Other Tests====
====Other Tests====
====Ultrasound====
====Ultrasound====
Abdominal ultrasonography may reveal pleural fluid or ascites as well as helping to narrow down other differential diagnoses. Mucosa of intestinal loops may appear thickened due to oedema.
Abdominal ultrasonography may reveal pleural fluid or ascites as well as helping to narrow down other differential diagnoses. Mucosa of intestinal loops may appear thickened due to oedema.
====Endoscopy====
====Endoscopy====
It is essential to distinguish a true lymphangiectasia from a secondary lacteal dilation due to [[Inflammatory Bowel Disease - WikiClinical|Inflammatory Bowel Disease ]] (IBD). In the case of IBD, inflammatory infiltrate will be seen in the lamina propria, but the degree of infiltration may be underestimated if oedema is present.
It is essential to distinguish a true lymphangiectasia from a secondary lacteal dilation due to [[Inflammatory Bowel Disease - WikiClinical|Inflammatory Bowel Disease ]] (IBD). In the case of IBD, inflammatory infiltrate will be seen in the lamina propria, but the degree of infiltration may be underestimated if oedema is present.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==