A PRIMARY INTESTINAL LYMPHANGIECTASIA

Introduction. Primary intestinal lymphangiectasias are often associate d with lymphoedema. Observation. The diagnosis was performed at 4 mont hs when Maxime presented with lymphoedema, diarrhea, hypoprotidemia an d hypolipemia. Duodenum biopsies revealed intestinal lymphangiectasias . An hyperprotidic and low fat diet, medium chain triglyceride-supplem ented and an elastic contention allowed a decline of the oedemas. Disc ussion. We report one case of Waldman's disease. It shows very well th e typical circumstances of diagnosis in this disease and the two types of oedema (lymphoedema and hypoprotidic oedema).