Chronic Small Intestinal Disease Practice Test

Which ultrasound feature may be described as tiger stripe in PLE?

Hypoechoic hepatic nodules Hyperechoic mucosal striations (tiger stripe) Renal pelvis dilatation Spleen enlargement

Correct Answer:

Hyperechoic mucosal striations (tiger stripe)

Explanation:

In protein-losing enteropathy, edema of the intestinal wall thickens the mucosa and submucosa. This creates bright, parallel lines along the folded bowel wall, producing a tiger-striped, hyperechoic mucosal pattern on ultrasound. That striped appearance specifically reflects mucosal edema and is a characteristic finding in this setting. The other options describe different organs or findings (liver nodules, dilated renal pelvis, splenomegaly) and do not produce the distinctive mucosal stripe pattern seen with intestinal edema in PLE.

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