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[A child without edema in spite of albumin deficiency].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 2 Sept 2000
Monnens L A, Zwart A, de Sain-van der Velden M G, Joles J A
Abstract excerpt
During extended investigation of a newborn girl with recurrent respiratory tract infection a continuous elevated blood sedimentation rate was noted together with a normal level of C reactive protein. This abnormality could be explained by analbuminaemia, causing a change in concentration of several other proteins such as transferrin. It was striking that this girl without albumin showed no signs of oedema. This...
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