Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, emphysema, cirrhosis, and intestinal mucosal atrophy
A. J. Greenwald, D. S. Johnson, R. M. Oskvig, C. A. Aschenbrener and D. C. Randa
An elderly man with long-standing pulmonary emphysema was seen with recent
onset of steatorrhea and ascites. He had very low levels of serum
alpha1-antitrypsin, hepatic cirrhosis, and intestinal mucosal atrophy. We
believe this this combination of findings did not occur by chance.