Causes of protein losing enteropathy include celiac disease, Crohn's disease, short bowel syndrome (where the absorptive area for proteins is decreased), intestinal lymphangiectasia, amyloidosis, enteropathy caused by NSAIDs, Ménétrier's disease, dyskeratosis congenita, IPEX and giardiasis.
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This may be a clinical sign of hypoalbuminaemia (low albumin), which can be seen in nephrotic syndrome (a form of kidney failure), liver failure, protein malabsorption and protein-losing enteropathies.